Wapon Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Wapon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1181:69,0999,015
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wapon (46) may also be a first name.

Wapon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapon is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wapon.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Wapon occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Wapon are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapon is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 46 people.

The last name Wapon is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 69,099. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 39 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 29 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 13 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Wapon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wapon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wapon last name expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wapon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wapon last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wapon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipon91146/
Weapon9142/
Waypon914/
Wapone911/
Waphon911/
Washpon8341/
Weapond8336/
Wadpong835/
Watpong834/
Waypong834/
Waiphon831/
Wahpone831/
Wheapon831/
Waipoon831/
Bapon80829/
Wapan80174/
Wapun8023/
Wopon8017/
Uapon809/
Vapon803/
Wapom801/
Wepon800/
Wadphong775/
Watpoung774/
Wapoteen771/
Whatpong771/
Waupan73195/
Waipan7368/
Vapond7329/
Huapon7329/
Watpun7328/
Wapane7328/
Waepan7315/
Waphan7314/
Vaipon7310/
Waipun739/
Wadpan736/
Wapune732/
Wapaan731/
Bappon731/
Waipom731/
Weapun731/
Waupun731/
Weppon731/
Vapoen731/
Bapoun731/
Woupon731/
Wopond731/
Hwatphong711/
Uatphon67173/
Waiphan67117/
Watphan6799/
Baiphon676/
Watphun675/
Waiphom674/
Uayphon673/
Wooppon671/
Vappone671/
Uaapone671/
Waipune671/
Wadpang671/
Wadpant671/
Baupoon671/
Waaphan671/
Weaphan670/
Whaphan670/

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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 Wapon
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