Wapea Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

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

Wapea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2181:37,4024,506
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Wapea (32) may also be a first name.

Wapea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapea is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapea? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,098,270th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wapea are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapea is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 37,402. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 79 percent reside, National Capital District, where 8 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wapea exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapeya91110/
Weapea9135/
Waypea919/
Wapeae914/
Waipea911/
Wadpea911/
Wapa895,272/
Wape891,397/
Wayupea831/
Waipa80668/
Wapai80569/
Waspe80379/
Weape80308/
Wahpa80278/
Wapee80180/
Wapha80163/
Waipe80143/
Wappa80112/
Waypa8089/
Waepa8080/
Wapie8071/
Wapau8067/
Wapei8059/
Wapay8049/
Wapeh8049/
Wapeu8046/
Wajpe8026/
Wopea8026/
Bapea8024/
Wapah8023/
Wuapa8020/
Weapa8012/
Waepe8011/
Wipea8010/
Wappe8010/
Wajpa807/
Wapue806/
Waupa805/
Wapaa803/
Wwapa803/
Waapa803/
Wapej803/
Wapfa801/
Wapep801/
Wepea801/
Waphe801/
Wuape801/
Wabpe800/
Waupe800/
Waphet73155/
Wapaha73134/
Wayape73113/
Whapoe73111/
Wappat7388/
Wayapa7380/
Uapeua7379/
Weappa7371/
Waipha7361/
Wapaya7359/
Wapass7358/
Wopeah7352/
Wapiya7341/
Bapeja7341/
Weaper7338/
Wapaye7337/
Wappet7335/
Bapeya7330/
Wapayu7326/
Waipah7323/
Wayupa7323/
Wahpat7322/
Wahapa7318/
Wajape7317/
Wapash7316/
Wajpai7315/
Wapaio7315/
Wiyapa7313/
Waipue7312/
Wapuia7311/
Wapuha739/
Waipai738/
Wajpei737/
Wappay737/
Wiyape737/
Wayipa737/
Wapayi737/
Wappeu737/
Wappas736/
Wayupe736/
Wappad736/
Wapech736/
Wadpey735/
Wahape735/
Wapiye735/
Watped735/
Wapeth733/
Waiphe732/
Weapau732/
Beapea732/
Wajpey732/
Wapaia732/
Wapaud732/
Wappah732/
Bapeia732/
Watpet732/
Wajapa731/
Baphea731/
Waajpe731/
Waipau731/
Waipes731/
Wayphe731/
Wazpey731/
Whaipa731/
Whaipe731/
Weapue731/
Weapie731/
Woepea731/
Wopiea731/
Weapae731/
Waypeh731/
Waipei731/
Watpey731/
Wapayo731/
Watpee731/
Weyapa731/
Wapeyi731/
Waphey731/
Waphie731/
Wappau731/
Wa'apa731/
Waapaa731/
Wajipa731/
Waipoe731/
Wuapai731/
Bapeah731/
Watpai731/
Wapees731/
Waphat731/
Waphee731/
Wadped731/
Waapas731/
Wapett730/
Whatpeach711/
Wapi675,084/
Bapa674,895/
Vapa674,232/
Bape67792/
Vape67236/
Wahspeh67208/
Wappett67198/
Wepe67110/
Wope6792/
Wayupha6786/
Waihape6775/
Wipe6767/
Watphet6752/
Wöpe6743/
Wapiyah6733/
Watphai6731/
Uapa6722/
Waiapha6721/
Vapheas6719/
Wajpeyi6717/
Waispas6717/
Wappaus6716/
Uape6716/
Wayupat6716/
Whyepea6715/
Wadphet6714/
Watpech6712/
Wajapei6710/
Wajpaye679/
Wapetch678/
Wajpayi677/
Woepeah677/
Waiphei676/
Wajapey676/
Whadpet676/
Vajpeya674/
Bajpeya674/
Wapeeyo674/
Wapy673/
Waypett672/
Huatpea672/
Wayopat672/
Wappatt671/
Waiopfa671/
Bajpeia671/
Wachpai671/
Wachpei671/
Wachper671/
Waheepa671/
Wajpeye671/
Weapher671/
Weapaye671/
Whappai671/
Wheapue671/
Wahapoe671/
Woyapoe671/
Wayapai671/
Wahpach671/
Waiphet671/
Wayapat671/
Wayopad671/
Wayupap671/
Watpach671/
Watphat671/
Wajapet671/
Wapatch671/
Waspeys670/
Whappie670/

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Footnotes

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