Watpe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Watpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watpe has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Watpe are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Watpe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Watpe is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 95 percent reside and Kampala District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 47 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watped915/
Watpet912/
Watpee911/
Watpey911/
Watphet8352/
Watpech8312/
Watpa802/
Watps801/
Hwatphet775/
Watpetch772/
Whatpech771/
Vatpet736/
Wadpey735/
Batpei733/
Watpai731/
Wadped731/
Wadpea731/
Baitpe731/
Vatper731/
Whatpeach711/
Watphai6731/
Whadpet676/
Watb674/
Huatpea672/
Wotp672/
Watv672/
Vatp671/
Bajtpei671/

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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 Watpe
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