Wapy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Wapy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wapy (5) may also be a first name.

Wapy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapy has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wapy is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wapy is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wapy are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 5 people.

The surname Wapy is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wapy is most numerous in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent live and National Capital District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapay8949/
Wappy8923/
Wahpy8915/
Waipy892/
Wapiy891/
Wahppy809/
Wappay807/
Wadpey805/
Wajpey802/
Watpey801/
Wazpey801/
Waphey801/
Wapych801/
Wapa755,272/
Wapi755,084/
Wape751,397/
Bapy75554/
Wopy75124/
Wepy759/
Waspeys730/
Bappy6761,009/
Waipa67668/
Wapai67569/
Wappi67483/
Waspe67379/
Weape67308/
Wahpa67278/
Wapea67223/
Waphi67184/
Wapee67180/
Wapha67163/
Waipe67143/
Waipi67142/
Wapoi67114/
Wappa67112/
Waypa6789/
Wapui6779/
Wapie6771/
Wapei6759/
Waepi6756/
Woppy6753/
Wapeh6749/
Wapeu6746/
Hwapi6729/
Wajpe6726/
Weapi6723/
Wuapa6720/
Waupi6716/
Wapii6714/
Bapay6712/
Weapa6712/
Waepe6711/
Wappe6710/
Bapuy677/
Wajpa677/
Wuapi675/
Wahpi675/
Waupa675/
Woopy674/
Wapaa673/
Whapi673/
Weppy673/
Wapej673/
Wwapa673/
Waapa673/
Wapih672/
Vapay672/
Wapep671/
Vaupy671/
Wapfa671/
Wepey671/
Wuape671/
Beapy671/
Bajpy671/
Bapey671/
Wopey671/
Waypi671/
Waphe671/
Uabpy671/
Waupe670/
Wabpe670/

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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 Wapy
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