Wapet Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wapet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wapet (10) may also be a first name.

Wapet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapet occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapet is the 1,133,308th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Wapet are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

Wapet is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Wapet is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside, Centre Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 39 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waphet91155/
Wappet9135/
Wapeth913/
Watpet912/
Waepet911/
Wapett910/
Wappett83198/
Watphet8352/
Wadphet8314/
Wapetch838/
Whadpet836/
Waypett832/
Wadpete832/
Waiphet831/
Wapit8034/
Bapet8019/
Vapet801/
Wadpetch7712/
Hwatphet775/
Watpetch772/
Wapeethe771/
Hwaephet771/
Waipit7327/
Baipet7314/
Wapite7312/
Vaphet738/
Vatpet736/
Baupet735/
Watped735/
Huapet735/
Baypet732/
Baphet731/
Vapest731/
Wadped731/
Bappet730/
Bapett730/
Wapithe67200/
Huaphet6731/
Bauphet676/
Woppett674/
Huapeth671/
Wopetch671/
Vapetch671/

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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 Wapet
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