Wapah Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wapah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Wapah (20) may also be a first name.
Wapah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wapah.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Wapah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wapah is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Wapah is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 95 percent reside and Borno, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapaha | 91 | 134 | / |
| Waipah | 91 | 23 | / |
| Wapash | 91 | 16 | / |
| Wappah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wapa | 89 | 5,272 | / |
| Wapatch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watpach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahpach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waipa | 80 | 668 | / |
| Wapai | 80 | 569 | / |
| Wahpa | 80 | 278 | / |
| Wapea | 80 | 223 | / |
| Wapha | 80 | 163 | / |
| Wappa | 80 | 112 | / |
| Waypa | 80 | 89 | / |
| Waepa | 80 | 80 | / |
| Wapau | 80 | 67 | / |
| Wapay | 80 | 49 | / |
| Wapoh | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wuapa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Weapa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wajpa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Waupa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wwapa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waapa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wapaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wapho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wopah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wapfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahiepah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waphop | 73 | 89 | / |
| Wappat | 73 | 88 | / |
| Weappa | 73 | 71 | / |
| Waipha | 73 | 61 | / |
| Wapass | 73 | 58 | / |
| Weapea | 73 | 35 | / |
| Watpho | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wahpat | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wahapa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wajpai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Waypea | 73 | 9 | / |
| Waipai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wappay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vapadh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wappas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wappad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wapeae | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beapah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wapaud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weapau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weipah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waapas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadpea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waphat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waphey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waipea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bapfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bapeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuapai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woupah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waapaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'apa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wappau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watpai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaipa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waipau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whatpeach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bapa | 67 | 4,895 | / |
| Vapa | 67 | 4,232 | / |
| Wapo | 67 | 871 | / |
| Wepa | 67 | 446 | / |
| Wopa | 67 | 422 | / |
| Watphai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uapa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Waispas | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wappaus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woepeah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waiphei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Huapach | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waiphoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wappatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watphat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheepa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woypach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasphot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whappai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayppah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wappouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babppah | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapah
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