Wenapa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Wenapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Wenapa Last Name Facts

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

Wenapa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wenapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wenapa is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wenapa live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Wenapa is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 60 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 20 percent are found and National Capital District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanapa83124/
Wenapo8339/
Wenape836/
Winapa833/
Venapa833/
Wenepa832/
Benapa831/
Wanapha77244/
Wannapa7768/
Wenepai7710/
Vienapa7710/
Venappa778/
Wanapai778/
Winapea777/
Wenepay774/
Vaenapa774/
Benapai771/
Winapha771/
Veenapa771/
Vengappa7120/
Wannapha718/
Wonnapha717/
Wannaapa711/
Wannapai711/
Benaphaj711/
Wanapaay711/
Winnapah711/
Wannappa711/
Uenhapai711/
Vanapa67124/
Wanopa67114/
Venapo6789/
Benape6754/
Vinapa6716/
Wanepa6713/
Winopa678/
Wenepo675/
Benapi675/
Wanapo671/
Weinappie671/
Winape671/
Benapo671/

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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 Wenapa
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