Wapah Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wapah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

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 surname Wapah is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wapah is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 95 percent reside and Borno, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapaha91134/
Waipah9123/
Wapash9116/
Wappah912/
Wapa895,272/
Wapatch831/
Watpach831/
Wahpach831/
Waipa80668/
Wapai80569/
Wahpa80278/
Wapea80223/
Wapha80163/
Wappa80112/
Waypa8089/
Waepa8080/
Wapau8067/
Wapay8049/
Wapoh8024/
Wuapa8020/
Weapa8012/
Wajpa807/
Waupa805/
Wwapa803/
Waapa803/
Wapaa803/
Wapho801/
Wopah801/
Wapfa801/
Wahiepah771/
Waphop7389/
Wappat7388/
Weappa7371/
Waipha7361/
Wapass7358/
Weapea7335/
Watpho7323/
Wahpat7322/
Wahapa7318/
Wajpai7315/
Waypea739/
Waipai738/
Wappay737/
Vapadh736/
Wappas736/
Wappad736/
Wapeae734/
Beapah733/
Wapaud732/
Weapau732/
Weipah732/
Waapas731/
Wadpea731/
Waphat731/
Waphey731/
Waipea731/
Bapfah731/
Bapeah731/
Wuapai731/
Woupah731/
Waapaa731/
Wa'apa731/
Wappau731/
Watpai731/
Whaipa731/
Waipau731/
Whatpeach711/
Bapa674,895/
Vapa674,232/
Wapo67871/
Wepa67446/
Wopa67422/
Watphai6731/
Uapa6722/
Waispas6717/
Wappaus6716/
Woepeah677/
Waiphei676/
Huapach675/
Waiphoj674/
Wappatt671/
Watphat671/
Wachpai671/
Waheepa671/
Woypach671/
Wasphot671/
Whappai671/
Bayppah671/
Wappouh671/
Babppah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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