Wapisa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wapisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
Wapisa (14) may also be a first name.
Wapisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wapisa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Wapisa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wapisa are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapisa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Wapisa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Wapisa is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 57 percent are found, Madang, where 36 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wapisa occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapaisa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watpisai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wapissea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wapesa | 83 | 179 | / |
| Wapiso | 83 | 122 | / |
| Bapisa | 83 | 108 | / |
| Wapisi | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wapise | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wopisa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wapeesa | 77 | 210 | / |
| Wapitsi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Waipisi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wapizah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bapaisa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bapisah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bapissa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapisho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapigea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baapisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wappetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weppisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bapiso | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wapuso | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bapise | 67 | 5 | / |
| Watpichai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wapizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wapijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watphisit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapeso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bapesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepesa | 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 Wapisa
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