Wapel Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wapel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wapel (15) may also be a first name.
Wapel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wapel is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Wapel occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wapel reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wapel is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Wapel is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 78 percent are found, West Sepik, where 11 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 11 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wappel | 91 | 754 | / |
| Waipel | 91 | 13 | / |
| Whapel | 91 | 0 | / |
| Waupel | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wappelt | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wapehel | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wappell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wappl | 80 | 138 | / |
| Wepel | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wopel | 80 | 30 | / |
| Bapel | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wapil | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vapel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vaupel | 73 | 4,980 | / |
| Bappel | 73 | 558 | / |
| Wöppel | 73 | 114 | / |
| Woppel | 73 | 90 | / |
| Weppel | 73 | 63 | / |
| Waipil | 73 | 15 | / |
| Vappel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wopiel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wapuil | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vaepel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baipel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaspel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whapil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vapell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baupel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bapell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woeppel | 67 | 286 | / |
| Beaupel | 67 | 182 | / |
| Vaupell | 67 | 101 | / |
| Uapl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woipele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaiphel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaupeld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waapill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaippel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woepell | 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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- 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 Wapel
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