Wapua Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

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

Wapua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1571:51,9356,528
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941

Wapua (35) may also be a first name.

Wapua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapua is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wapua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wapua is the 1,272,314th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wapua are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

Wapua is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 51,935. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 46 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 28 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 14 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Wapua is found in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapuha919/
Waipua915/
Bapua80211/
Wabua80141/
Wopua8017/
Vapua808/
Wapwa801/
Watbua7365/
Baupua7364/
Waibua7320/
Vaupua7320/
Vanpua735/
Vaipua734/
Bapuah731/
Waivua731/
Wabuha731/
Wayvua731/
Waupwa731/
Wapuos731/
Waibuha672/

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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 Wapua
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