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 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
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
- 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 Wapi
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