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

The surname Wenapa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenapa? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Wenapa is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 60 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 20 percent live and National Capital District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wenapa exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 44 percent live.

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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