Wapolo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Wapolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wapolo Last Name Facts

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

Wapolo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Wapolo reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

Wapolo is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Wapolo is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 94 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 5 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapollo921/
Bapolo8394/
Vapolo8333/
Wapola8325/
Wepolo837/
Bapollo7712/
Baipolo7712/
Wepolio773/
Bapoulo771/
Bapolou771/
Wopolyo771/
Wapolga771/
Waupola771/
Vaspollo711/
Wapela671,080/
Bopolo67506/
Bapola67175/
Vapola67163/
Wapula67151/
Wapala6785/
Bapulo6721/
Vapalo6715/
Wopulo672/
Bapalo671/
Bópolo671/
Wopola671/
Wepola671/

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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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  • 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 Wapolo
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