Wapaka Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Wapaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wapaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wapaka is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wapaka is the 1,504,764th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Wapaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wapaka are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Wapaka is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapakai | 92 | 15 | / |
| Waipaka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wapakha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waiphaka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wapoka | 83 | 26 | / |
| Vapaka | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wapaki | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wopaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wapako | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiphakha | 80 | 100 | / |
| Vaepaka | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wapeeka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Waipoka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vapakai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vapakad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baipaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vaipaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baphaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wopatka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vappaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vapatka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapauko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waupaca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baiphaka | 71 | 11 | / |
| Waipohka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waiphoka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bajpakai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waipakee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wephakha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vepaka | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vapeka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waiphakhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wapoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vapako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vapaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vapaca | 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 Wapaka
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