Wapina Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wapina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Wapina (58) may also be a first name.
Wapina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapina is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapina? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Wapina live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 58 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Wapina is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 59 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 35 percent reside and East Sepik, where 6 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapinga | 92 | 50 | / |
| Wapinea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bapina | 83 | 539 | / |
| Wapena | 83 | 160 | / |
| Vapina | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wopina | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wapino | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wapenga | 77 | 41 | / |
| Baipina | 77 | 19 | / |
| Baypina | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baphina | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wapeena | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bapinay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Beapina | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wepinai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Babpina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaypina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bappina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapeno | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bopina | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wepena | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bapena | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vapino | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vepina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wapenhaus | 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 Wapina
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