Watupa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

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

Watupa Surname Definition:

Watupa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: god you have given us (this child.

Watupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497

Watupa (92) may also be a first name.

Watupa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Watupa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: god you have given us (this child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Watupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watupa is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watupa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Watupa live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Watupa is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 92 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo Watupa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Scotland, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattupap861/
Batupa83241/
Watipa8334/
Watupe836/
Watoupe7758/
Watthuphap7521/
Huatupat719/
Vahatupa711/
Vatipa67240/
Batupe67100/
Watipo6747/
Batupi6741/
Wetipa672/
Batupo671/
Waytipo6253/
Bathupi6215/
Vatipay621/
Vattipa621/
Wostupatsch599/
Boutoupa574/
Wathiphau531/
Wetipo505,186/
Botupi503/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watupa
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