Wapesa Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Wapesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 147 | 1:265,573 | 19,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wapesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wapesa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wapesa reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wapesa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda Wapesa is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 47 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 22 percent are found and Mbale District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Wapesa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapeesa | 92 | 210 | / |
| Wappetsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wapisa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Wapeso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bapesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wapasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wepesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wapeeso | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bapesha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waipasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapigea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapeasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapaisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiphasa | 71 | 35 | / |
| Wapissea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watpisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapetshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bapese | 67 | 369 | / |
| Wapiso | 67 | 122 | / |
| Bapisa | 67 | 108 | / |
| Wapisi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bopesa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vapasa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vapeca | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wapoza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wapise | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wopisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bapeso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wopasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepasa | 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 Wapesa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis