Wappy Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Wappy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wappy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wappy (13) may also be a first name.

Wappy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wappy is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wappy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wappy live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wappy is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name Wappy is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Wappy is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 38 percent reside, East Sepik, where 31 percent reside and Morobe, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahppy919/
Wappay917/
Wapy893/
Bappy8061,009/
Wappi80483/
Wappa80112/
Woppy8053/
Wapay8049/
Wahpy8015/
Wappe8010/
Weppy803/
Waipy802/
Wapiy801/
Wapep801/
Weappa7371/
Wappis7360/
Wappet7335/
Wappeu737/
Bappay735/
Wadpey735/
Wajpey732/
Watpey731/
Wazpey731/
Waphey731/
Wapych731/
Bappey731/
Waipip731/
Wapa675,272/
Wapi675,084/
Wape671,397/
Bapy67554/
Wappett67198/
Wopy67124/
Wepy679/
Waiphip676/
Whappai671/
Bahappy671/
Wappish670/
Waspeys670/
Wappich670/
Whappie670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wappy
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