Wapu Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

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

Wapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea7771:10,494913
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Solomon Islands441:13,1822,418
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wapu (713) may also be a first name.

Wapu Last Name Facts

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

Wapu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapu is the 376,758th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Wapu live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wapu is also the 309,270th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 713 people.

Wapu is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 777 people, or 1 in 10,494. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 53 percent live, Enga, where 11 percent live and Western Highlands, where 7 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapou89173/
Waipu89131/
Wapui8979/
Wapau8967/
Wapeu8946/
Waapu8914/
Weapu8913/
Hwapu8911/
Waupu893/
Wappu891/
Watpu891/
Waypu891/
Wapus890/
Wappou80356/
Wapuha809/
Waipou809/
Wappeu807/
Weapau802/
Wa'apu802/
Wapaud802/
Wappau801/
Waipau801/
Whapus800/
Wappus800/
Bapu758,752/
Vapu7578/
Wepu7541/
Wopu7526/
Uapu756/
Waiphut7320/
Wappaus7316/
Wappouh731/
Bappu671,380/
Bapou67273/
Bapui67197/
Baipu67127/
Vatpu6793/
Vaipu6781/
Wapoe6755/
Vaspu6751/
Baapu6736/
Vappu6731/
Baupu6731/
Vaupu6730/
Baphu6719/
Baypu6716/
Weipu6716/
Uappu6711/
Vaypu6711/
Vapou679/
Bapuy677/
Wapoo676/
Bapuj675/
Wophu674/
Wephu673/
Bapeu673/
Vadpu673/
Wopou673/
Wopus672/
Vapui671/
Wodpu671/
Wopeu671/
Wouhapeu671/
Wepou671/
Vaapu671/
Wohpu671/
Bapau671/
Wopuu671/
Bahpu671/

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Footnotes

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