Wapison Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Wapison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wapison (12) may also be a first name.

Wapison Last Name Facts

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

Wapison is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wapison are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapison is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name Wapison is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Hela, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bapison861/
Wapisang8063/
Bapisan713/
Bapeson711/
Watphaisan711/
Bapissen671/
Bapuisanh6310/
Wapeesang635/
Baiphaisan59261/
Uodphaisong561/
Boopisan531/
Vapeesang506/
Vapeesung502/

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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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  • 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 Wapison
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