Wapera Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Wapera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waapera | 92 | 491 | / |
| Hwapera | 92 | 67 | / |
| Wuapera | 92 | 22 | / |
| Waphera | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wuaapera | 86 | 24 | / |
| Wuaperah | 86 | 19 | / |
| Waipetra | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waperi | 83 | 164 | / |
| Wapere | 83 | 108 | / |
| Wapira | 83 | 92 | / |
| Wapara | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wopera | 83 | 29 | / |
| Bapera | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wapora | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wepera | 83 | 7 | / |
| Vapera | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wapery | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waiphetra | 80 | 11 | / |
| Waipara | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wuapira | 77 | 27 | / |
| Vaapera | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wapirah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waipora | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waapere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waapira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waphara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waupara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiphara | 71 | 87 | / |
| Wapfaira | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wapperer | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bapehera | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vasperas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wepierra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vapperau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vajperai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bajperai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wopara | 67 | 1,104 | / |
| Vappereau | 67 | 536 | / |
| Bapery | 67 | 490 | / |
| Wapiri | 67 | 239 | / |
| Bopera | 67 | 137 | / |
| Baperi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vapara | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bapira | 67 | 25 | / |
| Woperi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bapere | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waiphetri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bapero | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wapire | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vapira | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wopora | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wepora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wopere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wapiry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaperi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waporo | 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 Wapera
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