Wapaha Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wapaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Wapaha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wapaha Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wapaha is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapaha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapaha is the 1,544,715th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Wapaha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Wapaha reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 74 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 14 percent are found and Mbale District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Wapaha exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Wapaha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wapaha surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wapaha earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.4% less than the national average, earning $14,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapha91163/
Wapah9123/
Wapaa913/
Waipha8361/
Waipah8323/
Wapash8316/
Wappah832/
Waphat831/
Waapaa831/
Wapa805,272/
Watphai7731/
Wapatch771/
Watphat771/
Watpach771/
Wahpach771/
Waipa73668/
Wapai73569/
Wahpa73278/
Wapea73223/
Wappa73112/
Vapaa73104/
Waypa7389/
Waepa7380/
Wapau7367/
Bapha7356/
Wapay7349/
Vapha7331/
Wapoh7324/
Wuapa7320/
Weapa7312/
Wajpa737/
Bapaa736/
Waupa735/
Wopha735/
Wwapa733/
Waapa733/
Wopah731/
Wepha731/
Wapfa731/
Wapho731/
Wahiepah711/
Bappha67367/
Waphop6789/
Wappat6788/
Weappa6771/
Wapass6758/
Weapea6735/
Wohpha6730/
Watpho6723/
Wahpat6722/
Wahapa6718/
Wajpai6715/
Waypea679/
Waipai678/
Wappay677/
Vapadh676/
Wappas676/
Wappad676/
Woopha675/
Baypaa674/
Wapeae674/
Bappaa674/
Baipha673/
Beapah673/
Baupha672/
Weipah672/
Wapaud672/
Weapau672/
Babpha672/
Vaphai671/
Baapaa671/
Whaipa671/
Waipau671/
Baipaa671/
Huapha671/
Waapas671/
Wadpea671/
Waipea671/
Vaphat671/
Bapfah671/
Wopaai671/
Watpai671/
Baphai671/
Vapaai671/
Waphey671/
Wappau671/
Wa'apa671/
Woupah671/
Wuapai671/
Bapeah671/
Whepha670/

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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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  • 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 Wapaha
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