Wapo Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

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

Wapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5261:15,5011,509
Ivory Coast2391:96,5325,024
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wapo (351) may also be a first name.

Wapo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wapo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 402,870th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wapo are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 465,148th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 351 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 15,501. In Papua New Guinea Wapo is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 22 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent are found and Chimbu, where 13 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipo89191/
Wapou89173/
Wapoi89114/
Wappo8933/
Wapoh8924/
Weapo898/
Wapop898/
Wapoo896/
Wahpo894/
Waepo891/
Wapho891/
Whapo891/
Wappou80356/
Waphop8089/
Watpho8023/
Waipou809/
Waupot808/
Waipop802/
Wapoos802/
Whapop801/
Wgapgo801/
Wapuos801/
Weahpo801/
Wapa755,272/
Wepo75633/
Bapo75597/
Wopo75136/
Vapo758/
Uapo755/
Weahpoo7310/
Waiphoj734/
Wappouh731/
Wasphot731/
Waipa67668/
Bapoo67386/
Wahpa67278/
Bapou67273/
Wapha67163/
Woopo67129/
Wappa67112/
Waypa6789/
Baupo6789/
Waepa6780/
Baipo6771/
Weppo6764/
Wapeu6746/
Bappo6738/
Woppo6723/
Wapah6723/
Vapot6722/
Woupo6721/
Vaipo6721/
Wuapa6720/
Bapoi6720/
Weapa6712/
Huapo6711/
Vapou679/
Wepoh679/
Wajpa677/
Weipo677/
Waupa675/
Wwapa673/
Wapaa673/
Baypo673/
Wopoo673/
Wopou673/
Waapa673/
Whepo672/
Vapos672/
Vappo672/
Wopgo671/
Wopos671/
Wepou671/
Bapho671/
Wapfa671/
Wopoh671/
Hwepo671/
Vapoo671/
Baïpo671/
Vaspo671/
Wopod670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapo
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