Wapela Surname
Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname
Wapela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,053 | 1:70,161 | 8,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wapela (23) may also be a first name.
Wapela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapela is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapela? popularity and diffusion
Wapela is the 340,354th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wapela live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,053 people, or 1 in 70,161. Without taking into account The DR Congo Wapela is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waapela | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wuapela | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bapela | 83 | 8,037 | / |
| Wapele | 83 | 111 | / |
| Wapala | 83 | 85 | / |
| Wapila | 83 | 83 | / |
| Wopela | 83 | 71 | / |
| Wapola | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wepela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vapela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wuapila | 77 | 71 | / |
| Wophela | 77 | 25 | / |
| Waipala | 77 | 19 | / |
| Baphela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vapelas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wappele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waupola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waapele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waapila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapilai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapelis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waphilai | 71 | 120 | / |
| Whapeles | 71 | 6 | / |
| Watphila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wuapilia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bapele | 67 | 2,233 | / |
| Bapeli | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Bopela | 67 | 235 | / |
| Vapola | 67 | 163 | / |
| Wapili | 67 | 157 | / |
| Vapala | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wopala | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bapelo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bapila | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wepala | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wopele | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vapila | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wapolo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wapile | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uapala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapelhost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapała | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wopola | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wapela
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