Wapere Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

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

Wapere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Wapere (13) may also be a first name.

Wapere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapere is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapere? popularity and diffusion

Wapere is the 1,765,740th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Wapere occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Wapere live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wapere is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,124,869. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 57 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 36 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waapere922/
Waper91303/
Wapre9131/
Wapperer869/
Wayper83165/
Waperi83164/
Wapera8397/
Wapper8372/
Weaper8338/
Bapere8315/
Wapire839/
Waipre834/
Wapery833/
Wopere833/
Wapare832/
Waaper831/
Wepere831/
Waiper831/
Wapier831/
Waperd830/
Wapher830/
Waapera77491/
Hwapera7767/
Waphare7728/
Wuapera7722/
Vaupere778/
Waphera774/
Waapare774/
Waupert772/
Wapaire771/
Wachper771/
Weapher771/
Vapiere771/
Waparee771/
Wappier771/
Waipert770/
Weapert770/
Wappert770/
Vaper73597/
Baper7358/
Wopre7320/
Vapre739/
Uapre734/
Woper734/
Wapyr733/
Uaper731/
Wapir731/
Beaupere71902/
Wopereis71598/
Wepierre71463/
Wuaapera7124/
Wöpperer7116/
Bapery67490/
Wapiri67239/
Vapper67233/
Vapore67226/
Weiper67184/
Vayper67130/
Wapira6792/
Vaupre6782/
Vasper6778/
Wapari6776/
Baperi6752/
Bapeer6739/
Wopera6729/
Bapire6726/
Woperi6716/
Wopper6713/
Waiphetri6711/
Vapare6711/
Wooper679/
Wopare679/
Uapare676/
Vaiper674/
Wopert673/
Vepere673/
Vapeur673/
Vapera673/
Bapper672/
Bayper672/
Beaper672/
Wapiry672/
Wapary671/
Bapear671/
Veaper671/
Wapori671/
Bapher671/
Woipre671/
Vaperi671/
Vatper671/
Bopere671/
Vapear670/

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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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  • 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 Wapere
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