Wapiri Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Wapiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 175 | 1:46,593 | 5,775 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wapiri (71) may also be a first name.
Wapiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapiri is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapiri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Wapiri occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wapiri are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 46,593. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 90 percent live, National Capital District, where 3 percent live and Morobe, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bapiri | 83 | 1,290 | / |
| Waperi | 83 | 164 | / |
| Wapira | 83 | 92 | / |
| Wapuri | 83 | 41 | / |
| Vapiri | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wapire | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wopiri | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wapiry | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wopairi | 77 | 43 | / |
| Wuapira | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bapairi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waipuri | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baphiri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waapira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapaire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baipiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapfaira | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wapfuuri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vaipeiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapere | 67 | 108 | / |
| Wapera | 67 | 97 | / |
| Baperi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bapiry | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bapire | 67 | 26 | / |
| Woperi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vapuri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waiphetri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wepuri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vapira | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bopiri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wapery | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uapuri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wapury | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaperi | 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
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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 Wapiri
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