Wapio Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Wapio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1031:79,16210,424
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wapio (59) may also be a first name.

Wapio Last Name Facts

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

Wapio is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapio? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wapio is the 1,691,963rd most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. Wapio occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Wapio reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wapio is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 59 people.

The surname Wapio is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 79,162. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 27 percent are found, West Sepik, where 21 percent are found and Gulf, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wapio exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapijo912/
Wahpioh831/
Wapia80531/
Wepio8030/
Vapio8022/
Wopio809/
Bapio809/
Wapjo801/
Waipia73340/
Wuopio73159/
Waypia7324/
Woupio7320/
Weepio7318/
Watpia739/
Wapiah738/
Wuepio737/
Weapia736/
Vaapio734/
Wadpia731/
Uatphio6713/
Woupios675/
Wapaiya674/
Waiphyo671/
Wepioyi671/

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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 Wapio
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