Wapiru Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Wapiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wapiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapiru is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Wapiru is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wapiru reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Wapiru is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 96 percent reside and Chimbu, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wopiru834/
Wapuru833/
Bapiru831/
Waupuru7730/
Waipuru771/
Woperu6733/
Wepuru6712/
Wopuru677/
Vapuru671/
Baperu671/
Vaipuru621/
Vasperu621/
Vapperau571/
Vepuru50127/
Veperu503/

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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
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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 Wapiru
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