Wapila Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Wapila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wapila (31) may also be a first name.
Wapila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapila is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wapila is the 2,061,309th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Wapila live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wapila is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name globally, borne by 31 people.
The surname Wapila is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea Wapila is most numerous in: Hela, where 90 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuapila | 92 | 71 | / |
| Wapilai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waapila | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waphilai | 86 | 120 | / |
| Watphila | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wuapilia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wapela | 83 | 1,080 | / |
| Wapili | 83 | 157 | / |
| Wapula | 83 | 151 | / |
| Bapila | 83 | 23 | / |
| Vapila | 83 | 21 | / |
| Wapile | 83 | 8 | / |
| Vapilay | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wappula | 77 | 26 | / |
| Wapuile | 77 | 21 | / |
| Baphila | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waapela | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wuapela | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bapuila | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wapaile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapailo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapulau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bapoilay | 71 | 37 | / |
| Vaipilah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vajpaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vapaaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bapela | 67 | 8,037 | / |
| Bapile | 67 | 844 | / |
| Wopula | 67 | 403 | / |
| Wapele | 67 | 111 | / |
| Wopela | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bopila | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vapula | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wepula | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wopilo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bapili | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wepela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wepilo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vapela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vapili | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wapila
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