Wapra Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

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

Wapra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2251:36,2394,326
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wapra (95) may also be a first name.

Wapra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wapra is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wapra live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 100 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 95 people.

The surname Wapra is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 36,239. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 87 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 11 percent reside and National Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipra9126/
Waapra916/
Waspra911/
Waiprat83124/
Wuapera8322/
Watprat834/
Vapra8080/
Wapre8031/
Wapri8025/
Bapra8023/
Wapro8016/
Wopra803/
Wepra801/
Wuaperah7719/
Watphrai774/
Vaspra7315/
Wapris7312/
Waipre734/
Woprea733/
Wophra731/
Baprai731/
Waipri731/
Vaipra731/
Vapras731/
Bapray731/
Wajsprach711/
Waiprip6726/
Vaprath6712/
Waiprid673/
Whaipri671/
Baprhah671/
Weahpro671/
Waprhot670/
Bauphra670/

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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
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  • 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 Wapra
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