Wapson Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Wapson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Wapson (36) may also be a first name.

Wapson Last Name Facts

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

Wapson occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Wapson reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wapson is also the 1,717,090th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 3,490,973. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Ilocos, where 97 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipson921/
Wabson8313/
Wopson836/
Bapson836/
Huapson7748/
Woupson771/
Wuapchon71228/
Babson671,541/
Bapsan67113/
Vabson6731/
Wobson679/
Bopson673/
Vavson671/
Bavson670/
Wabshoggin631/
Wopchon62175/
Weipsan629/
Babsson624/
Woobson623/
Baubson621/
Baabshon572/
Bobson501,719/
Babsun5010/
Babsan504/
Babzon500/
Babsen500/

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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 Wapson
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