Wapat Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Wapat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India81:95,883,173728,828
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wapat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapat (Hindi: वापट) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wapat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapat is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Wapat is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Wapat are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia Wapat is most common in: Kelantan, where 54 percent reside, Kedah, where 31 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Wapat occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and India, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wappat9188/
Wahpat9122/
Waphat911/
Waiphat83580/
Wapatch831/
Watphat831/
Waspate831/
Wappatt831/
Wadpate831/
Bapat8011,475/
Wopat80256/
Wapad80178/
Wapot8024/
Vapat8016/
Vapate7334/
Baphat7312/
Bapatt738/
Waupot738/
Bapath737/
Wappad736/
Baapat734/
Vapath734/
Vaspat733/
Wapaud732/
Wapoot732/
Woppat732/
Huapat731/
Vatpat731/
Waapad731/
Vaphat731/
Baipat731/
Waiphot67344/
Vaspate6734/
Vadpate674/
Baipath672/
Vaiphat671/
Baiphat671/
Wasphot671/
Beapath671/

Wapat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wapat in the Hindi language
वापटvapata-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapat
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