Watapa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Watapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Watapa (7) may also be a first name.

Watapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watapa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Watapa reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Watapa is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 7 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Watapa is most common in: Enga, where 50 percent live and Hela, where 50 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitapa9214/
Wataipa924/
Watapas921/
Wataphap8620/
Wattapap861/
Batapa83858/
Watopa83492/
Vatapa83140/
Watapi8336/
Watapo8335/
Watape8321/
Watepa832/
Uatapa831/
Wattaphat804/
Waitapo7716/
Watapei7712/
Baitapa779/
Batapha777/
Batappa775/
Bathapa775/
Wathapi774/
Vatapap771/
Batapay771/
Vataapa771/
Vaetapa771/
Hwatopa771/
Vatapat771/
Vatappa771/
Bataphay714/
Huatapea713/
Vahatapa711/
Vatapath711/
Battappa711/
Vattappa711/
Waitapoj711/
Wattapot711/
Vatapaya711/
Wetapo672,795/
Batapi6721/
Vatape6716/
Wetopa678/
Vatapo678/
Batapy677/
Batapo676/
Watepo676/
Batape672/
Batopa672/
Watope672/
Vatapi672/
Watopi671/
Vattappaa671/
Wetepa671/
Wotepa671/

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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 Watapa
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