Wapiya Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Wapiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
Wapiya (50) may also be a first name.
Wapiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wapiya occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Wapiya are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapiya is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 50 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Wapiya is most numerous in: Hela, where 41 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 26 percent reside and Western, where 19 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapiyah | 92 | 33 | / |
| Wapeya | 83 | 110 | / |
| Wapaya | 83 | 59 | / |
| Bapiya | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wapiyo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wapuia | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wapiye | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wapaia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vapiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bapiyah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wopiyae | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bappiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wapai | 73 | 569 | / |
| Wapea | 73 | 223 | / |
| Wapoi | 73 | 114 | / |
| Wapui | 73 | 79 | / |
| Wapau | 73 | 67 | / |
| Wapei | 73 | 59 | / |
| Wapay | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wapaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wapuyi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wapaye | 67 | 37 | / |
| Weapea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bapaya | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wapoyi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bapeya | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wapayu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bopiya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wopaia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wajpai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wapaio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wapuha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waypea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waipai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wapayi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wajpei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wappay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bapiye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bapuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wadpey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wapeae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vapaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wajpey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bapeia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wapijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wapaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weapau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bapuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waipau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazpey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vapiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weapie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wopiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weapae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watpey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waipei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vapuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadpea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waipea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bapiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuapai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waapaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wappau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waphie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waphey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapeyi | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wapiya
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