Wapoto Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wapoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wapoto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda511:765,47637,015
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Wapoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapoto is found most in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapoto is the 2,605,694th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapoto reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wapoto is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 82 percent live, Namayingo District, where 12 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 2 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapoutou8617/
Wapota83587/
Wapato8330/
Bapoto8323/
Wahaipoto801/
Vapotto772/
Bapouto771/
Baphotho711/
Bopoto671,865/
Wapata67224/
Wapeta6777/
Waputa6739/
Bapota6727/
Vapota671/
Vapato671/
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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 Wapoto
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