Wapi Surname

93,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,084 people bear this surname

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

Wapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2,6901:3,031133
Tanzania6641:79,7318,194
South Africa5311:102,03012,349
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
Thailand3801:185,89030,499
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wapi (1,876) may also be a first name.

Wapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapi (Hindi: वापी, Oriya: ୱାପି) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,771st most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,433,428 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wapi live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 175,652nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 1,876 people.

The surname Wapi is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2,690 people, or 1 in 3,031. In Papua New Guinea Wapi is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 27 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 24 percent are found and Chimbu, where 7 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Wapi exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Wapi Last Name Statistics demography

Wapi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.51% less than the national average, earning R 117,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapai89569/
Wappi89483/
Waphi89184/
Waipi89142/
Wapoi89114/
Wapui8979/
Wapie8971/
Wapei8959/
Waepi8956/
Hwapi8929/
Weapi8923/
Waupi8916/
Wapii8914/
Wuapi895/
Wahpi895/
Whapi893/
Wapih892/
Waypi891/
Wapiy891/
Wappis8060/
Wajpai8015/
Waipai808/
Wajpei807/
Waipii804/
Waphii801/
Weapie801/
Waphid801/
Waipei801/
Waphie801/
Wuapai801/
Watpai801/
Waipip801/
Wapa755,272/
Bapi751,562/
Wape751,397/
Vapi751,214/
Wopi75655/
Wepi75398/
Uapi758/
Wapy753/
Watphai7331/
Waiphei736/
Waiphip736/
Wachpai731/
Wachpei731/
Wahpioh731/
Whappai731/
Wappich730/
Wappish730/
Whappie730/
Bappi6716,444/
Waipa67668/
Vaphi67654/
Waspe67379/
Veapi67321/
Weape67308/
Wahpa67278/
Wapea67223/
Bapui67197/
Wapee67180/
Bapai67164/
Wapha67163/
Vapit67152/
Waipe67143/
Wappa67112/
Baypi67107/
Waypa6789/
Baphi6775/
Wopai6773/
Weipi6770/
Woppi6762/
Wapay6749/
Wapeh6749/
Wapeu6746/
Huapi6737/
Bapei6733/
Vapis6733/
Wepai6730/
Wajpe6726/
Vaipi6725/
Beapi6725/
Wappy6723/
Vappi6722/
Baipi6722/
Vapio6722/
Wuapa6720/
Bapoi6720/
Bapih6719/
Vapai6716/
Wahpy6715/
Weapa6712/
Uapai6712/
Woopi6711/
Waepe6711/
Wappe6710/
Wajpa677/
Vaspi677/
Wepei675/
Waupa675/
Wopii673/
Baapi673/
Wapaa673/
Wwapa673/
Vaapi673/
Waapa673/
Baupi673/
Wapej673/
Waipy672/
Wopip671/
Vapij671/
Vajpi671/
Vadpi671/
Wapfa671/
Wepih671/
Vaepi671/
Vahpi671/
Vapie671/
Vapui671/
Weppi671/
Wapep671/
Wopei671/
Wophi671/
Babpi671/
Waphe671/
Wuape671/
Weepi670/
Wabpe670/
Waupe670/

Wapi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wapi in the Hindi language
वापीvapi-
Wapi in the Oriya language
ୱାପିwapi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapi
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