Wapungu Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Wapungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Wapungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wapungu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wapungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapungu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wapungu are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Wapungu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 97 percent live and Hela, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapung | 92 | 730 | / |
| Wapunga | 86 | 65 | / |
| Wapuanga | 80 | 27 | / |
| Wabungua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wapang | 77 | 52 | / |
| Wapunk | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wabung | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wapong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waping | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wapeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wapiyangu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wa Pungwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wapeyangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wabunga | 71 | 63 | / |
| Wapango | 71 | 60 | / |
| Wapinga | 71 | 50 | / |
| Waipong | 71 | 44 | / |
| Wapenga | 71 | 41 | / |
| Wapanga | 71 | 39 | / |
| Wapongo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wabungo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Waibung | 71 | 13 | / |
| Weapong | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wabingu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waypong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wapaing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waipang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weaping | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wapbang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wepunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapnegg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapouongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabeung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wopunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waipeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wapping | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiping | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wa Pang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wopng | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wabongua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wabunaga | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wayupnga | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wai Peng | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wabangue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wepangau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wayupong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wapunaik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wabuanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wai Ping | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wai-Ping | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wabungwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wopunghe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wabangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapwanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapangai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabangua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabyangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabunoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waibunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waibangu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Wapungu
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