Wapili Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

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

Wapili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wapili (32) may also be a first name.

Wapili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapili occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapili? popularity and diffusion

Wapili is the 1,391,595th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Wapili live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wapili is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 946,152. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 29 percent reside, Davao Region, where 23 percent reside and Caraga, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapilai921/
Waphilai86120/
Wuapilia864/
Wapuli83122/
Wapila8383/
Wapile838/
Bapili835/
Vapili831/
Wuapila7771/
Wapuile7721/
Vadpili774/
Vaspili771/
Wapaile771/
Waapila771/
Uappili771/
Baipili771/
Wapelis770/
Bapeli671,832/
Wapela671,080/
Bapile67844/
Bopili67326/
Wapele67111/
Vapila6721/
Wepile679/
Vopili674/
Wapule672/
Vapuli671/

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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 Wapili
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