Wasape Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

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

Wasape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wasape (52) may also be a first name.

Wasape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasape is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasape? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Wasape occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Wasape are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

Wasape is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 71 percent reside, National Capital District, where 16 percent reside and Gulf, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisape921/
Wasap9127/
Waisapey868/
Basape83102/
Wasapa8396/
Wajape8317/
Watsap832/
Vasape832/
Wasepe831/
Wassap831/
Wasaph831/
Waisapy77103/
Basapea7734/
Waisapi7721/
Wajapei7710/
Wajapey776/
Wosaepe774/
Basaipe772/
Wesapea772/
Basapei772/
Wasiapi771/
Wajapet771/
Baisape771/
Wachape771/
Waisaph771/
Wassapa771/
Wassipe771/
Wassapi771/
Basaape771/
Wasab73150/
Basap7331/
Wasop7329/
Vasap7315/
Wosap732/
Wachapea71197/
Wachapet712/
Bassaphe711/
Vaisaupe711/
Washaupt711/
Waisopee711/
Wauchape710/
Basapp67474/
Vasapa67321/
Vajape67207/
Watsop67199/
Basapi67118/
Wachap6774/
Waishaupt6772/
Wazapa6735/
Wosepe6715/
Vasapp6711/
Washab6710/
Vasaph6710/
Wasepi676/
Vasoyaupe676/
Bashap676/
Wachaphet675/
Wasjab675/
Basope674/
Bazape674/
Wasaub674/
Wasahb674/
Waschapit674/
Wajapi672/
Wasaib672/
Vaisap672/
Vacape671/
Whachapet671/
Hwasab671/
Wacope671/
Washop670/

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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 Wasape
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