Wapan Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wapan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wapan (47) may also be a first name.

Wapan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapan (Hindi: वापणा) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Wapan occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Wapan are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapan is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 47 people.

The last name Wapan is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 1,297,926. In The Philippines Wapan is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 64 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 17 percent live and Ilocos, where 6 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waupan91195/
Waipan9168/
Wapane9128/
Waepan9115/
Waphan9114/
Wadpan916/
Wapean911/
Wapaan911/
Wapain911/
Waiphan83117/
Watphan8399/
Waipain8312/
Wapaing832/
Wadpang831/
Waaphan831/
Wadpant831/
Weaphan830/
Whaphan830/
Bapan80631/
Wapon80148/
Wapam8088/
Vapan8073/
Waipatin772/
Waypayne771/
Baphan733,043/
Vaipan73784/
Waipon73146/
Vaypan7346/
Weapon7342/
Weipan7327/
Vappan7319/
Babpan7316/
Baupan7315/
Baipan7315/
Bappan7313/
Wapaim737/
Wapein736/
Huapan735/
Bahpan735/
Waypon734/
Bapain732/
Vapane732/
Vaphan731/
Vapang731/
Baapan731/
Wappam731/
Baypan731/
Wapone731/
Waphon731/
Bapann731/
Wopane731/
Wapham730/
Waphachen71272/
Bapphan67499/
Whapham67259/
Washpon6741/
Weapond6736/
Baupain6715/
Bauphan679/
Baphaan676/
Waipein676/
Wadpong675/
Waypong674/
Watpong674/
Bappann674/
Babphan674/
Washpam673/
Baiphan673/
Vaippan673/
Baupean672/
Wahpone671/
Wheapon671/
Waipoon671/
Baipann671/
Baypaan671/
Huaphan671/
Vaipane671/
Waiphon671/
Baupaun671/

Wapan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wapan in the Hindi language
वापणाvapana-

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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
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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 Wapan
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