Wapila Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Wapila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuapila9271/
Wapilai921/
Waapila921/
Waphilai86120/
Watphila864/
Wuapilia864/
Wapela831,080/
Wapili83157/
Wapula83151/
Bapila8323/
Vapila8321/
Wapile838/
Vapilay7727/
Wappula7726/
Wapuile7721/
Baphila7712/
Waapela7710/
Wuapela776/
Bapuila772/
Wapaile771/
Wapailo771/
Wapulau771/
Bapoilay7137/
Vaipilah711/
Vajpaila711/
Vapaaila711/
Bapela678,037/
Bapile67844/
Wopula67403/
Wapele67111/
Wopela6771/
Bopila6725/
Vapula6715/
Wepula677/
Wopilo676/
Bapili675/
Wepela674/
Wepilo673/
Vapela671/
Vapili671/

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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 Wapila
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