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.

Wapoto Surname Distribution Map

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 surname Wapoto has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapoto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Wapoto is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapoto are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wapoto is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 82 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 12 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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