Wapulu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wapulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wapulu (28) may also be a first name.
Wapulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wapulu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wapulu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapulu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wapulu reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 28 people.
The surname Wapulu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Hela, where 85 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 12 percent reside and Enga, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 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
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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 Wapulu
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