Wappi Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wappi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wappi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4651:44,6655,877
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Wappi (73) may also be a first name.

Wappi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wappi has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wappi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wappi is the 632,228th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. The surname Wappi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wappi reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 34 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 73 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 44,665. In Cameroon Wappi is most common in: Far North Region, where 42 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 22 percent reside and North Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Chad, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wappis9160/
Wapi895,084/
Whappai831/
Whappie830/
Wappish830/
Wappich830/
Bappi8016,444/
Wapai80569/
Waphi80184/
Waipi80142/
Wapoi80114/
Wappa80112/
Wapui8079/
Wapie8071/
Woppi8062/
Wapei8059/
Waepi8056/
Hwapi8029/
Weapi8023/
Wappy8023/
Vappi8022/
Waupi8016/
Wapii8014/
Wappe8010/
Wuapi805/
Wahpi805/
Whapi803/
Wapih802/
Wapiy801/
Waypi801/
Weppi801/
Wapep801/
Vappie73120/
Weappa7371/
Bapphi7368/
Bappai7347/
Wappet7335/
Wajpai7315/
Wahppy739/
Waipai738/
Wajpei737/
Wappay737/
Wappeu737/
Bappei734/
Waipii734/
Watpai731/
Waphii731/
Weapie731/
Waphid731/
Waphie731/
Wuapai731/
Bappii731/
Waipei731/
Waipip731/
Wapa675,272/
Bapi671,562/
Wape671,397/
Vapi671,214/
Wopi67655/
Wepi67398/
Wappett67198/
Watphai6731/
Uapi678/
Waiphei676/
Waiphip676/
Wapy673/
Wahpioh671/
Wachpei671/
Wachpai671/
Bajppai671/

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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 Wappi
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