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 surname Wapo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,870th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name Wapo is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wapo reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wapo is also the 465,148th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 351 people.

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

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

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