Wapre Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Wapre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wapre (122) may also be a first name.

Wapre Last Name Facts

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

Wapre is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapre is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wapre are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wapre is also the 844,248th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 122 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 75 percent live, Jiwaka, where 20 percent live and West New Britain, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapere91108/
Wapire919/
Waipre914/
Waapere832/
Wapaire831/
Waper80303/
Wapra80227/
Wapri8025/
Wopre8020/
Vapre809/
Bapre808/
Uapre804/
Wapyr803/
Wapir801/
Wayper73165/
Vaupre7382/
Wapper7372/
Weaper7338/
Waipra7326/
Wapris7312/
Waapra736/
Wephre735/
Baupre733/
Wopere733/
Woprea733/
Bappre732/
Woprep732/
Waipri731/
Vaspre731/
Waaper731/
Woipre731/
Wapier731/
Vapres731/
Vaprey731/
Waiper731/
Beapre731/
Waperd730/
Wapher730/
Baprey730/
Vaupres6726/
Waiprip6726/
Bauprey6725/
Vaupere678/
Wophret674/
Vaipree674/
Waiprid673/
Vaiprez672/
Waupert672/
Watpair671/
Wappier671/
Waiphir671/
Whaipri671/
Wasphir671/
Weapher671/
Wachper671/
Beapree671/
Wappert670/
Waipert670/
Weapert670/
Veaupre670/

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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 Wapre
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