Wapua Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Wapua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 157 | 1:51,935 | 6,528 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
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 borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wapua live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wapua is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 35 people.
Wapua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne 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 this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Wapua
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