Wapf Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wapf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1131:72,6818,609
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wapf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapf is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapf is the 1,504,764th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Wapf reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wapf is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 72,681. In Switzerland Wapf is most common in: Canton of Lucerne, where 35 percent live, Canton of Solothurn, where 15 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live. Beside Switzerland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wap861,136/
Waf86441/
Wape751,397/
Wafe75573/
Wapp75516/
Waip75438/
Waup75256/
Waff75239/
Wepf75164/
Waap7562/
Waif7546/
Whap7535/
Weap7512/
Wahp759/
Wafh759/
Wawf757/
Waaf755/
Waph754/
Vwaf753/
Wuap753/
Wazf752/
Weaf752/
Vwap752/
Hwap751/
Uapf751/
Wabf751/
Wapz751/
Wafz751/
Wayp751/
Wafp751/
Wauf751/
Wahf751/
Wapt751/
Wopf750/
Wa6719,838/
Wahap671,206/
Waspe67379/
Weape67308/
Whaap67151/
Waipe67143/
Wahaf67115/
Waife6760/
Wajpe6726/
Whaff6716/
Wappe6710/
Waiph675/
Waaps675/
Waasp674/
Waffe674/
Wattf674/
Waufh674/
Wahup673/
Waphe671/
Waitf671/
Wapph671/
Watps671/
Waufe671/
Whapp671/
Wheap671/
Hwaif671/
Wauff671/
Wassp671/
Wa'ap671/
Wasdf671/
Wuafe671/
Wuape671/
Wahhp671/
Wabpe670/
Wafft670/
Waupe670/
Wauhp670/
Wachf670/

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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 Wapf
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