Wapera Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

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

Wapera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307

Wapera (24) may also be a first name.

Wapera Last Name Facts

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

Wapera is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wapera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Wapera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Wapera are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 24 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 79 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waapera92491/
Hwapera9267/
Wuapera9222/
Waphera924/
Wuaapera8624/
Wuaperah8619/
Waipetra862/
Waperi83164/
Wapere83108/
Wapira8392/
Wapara8336/
Wopera8329/
Bapera8318/
Wapora8315/
Wepera837/
Vapera833/
Wapery833/
Waiphetra8011/
Waipara7734/
Wuapira7727/
Vaapera7719/
Wapirah774/
Waipora773/
Waapere772/
Waapira771/
Waphara771/
Waupara771/
Waiphara7187/
Wapfaira7132/
Wapperer719/
Bapehera713/
Vasperas712/
Wepierra711/
Vapperau711/
Vajperai711/
Bajperai711/
Wopara671,104/
Vappereau67536/
Bapery67490/
Wapiri67239/
Bopera67137/
Baperi6752/
Vapara6743/
Bapira6725/
Woperi6716/
Bapere6715/
Waiphetri6711/
Bapero679/
Wapire679/
Vapira677/
Wopora676/
Wepora674/
Wopere673/
Wapiry672/
Vaperi671/
Waporo671/

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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 Wapera
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