Wapinga Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wapinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wapinga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapinga (Oriya: ୱାପି) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wapinga is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Wapinga is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wapinga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Wapinga is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 88 percent reside, Kampala District, where 4 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Wapinga exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapina9221/
Bapinga86150/
Wapenga8641/
Wapinea861/
Bapingga801/
Bapina77539/
Wapena77160/
Vapina7711/
Wopnga774/
Wopina774/
Wapino772/
Bopinga7134/
Baipina7119/
Baypina714/
Baphina713/
Bapinay713/
Wapeena713/
Beapina712/
Babpina711/
Bapingi711/
Bapinge711/
Wapenge711/
Vaypina711/
Vapenga711/
Bappina711/
Vappinge671/
Bapingou671/

Wapinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wapinga in the Oriya language
ୱାପିwapi-

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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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  • 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 Wapinga
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