Wapi Surname
Approximately 5,084 people bear this surname
Wapi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2,690 | 1:3,031 | 133 |
| Tanzania | 664 | 1:79,731 | 8,194 |
| South Africa | 531 | 1:102,030 | 12,349 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Thailand | 380 | 1:185,890 | 30,499 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wapi (1,876) may also be a first name.
Wapi Demographics
Average Wapi Salary in
South Africa
R 117,612
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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 most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wapi is the 93,771st most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,433,428 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wapi reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wapi is also the 175,652nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,876 people.
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 most numerous in: East Sepik, where 27 percent live, Jiwaka, where 24 percent live and Chimbu, where 7 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wapi is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
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
Wapi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wapi in the Hindi language | ||
| वापी | vapi | - |
| Wapi in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାପି | wapi | - |
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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 Wapi
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