Wep Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Wep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 362 | 1:22,524 | 2,449 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wep (105) may also be a first name.
Wep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wep Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wep occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wep? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 731,961st most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wep reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wep is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 105 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 22,524. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 51 percent reside, West Sepik, where 28 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wepf | 86 | 164 | / |
| Wepe | 86 | 110 | / |
| Weap | 86 | 12 | / |
| Weep | 86 | 11 | / |
| Whep | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wepp | 86 | 6 | / |
| Weip | 86 | 4 | / |
| Weyp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wgep | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wuep | 86 | 2 | / |
| Webp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wiep | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wept | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weppe | 75 | 818 | / |
| Weape | 75 | 308 | / |
| Wheep | 75 | 123 | / |
| Weipe | 75 | 36 | / |
| Weipz | 75 | 23 | / |
| Weesp | 75 | 11 | / |
| Weepe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuepp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wepth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weips | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weepp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wezpz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wedpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weszp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whepe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whiep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheph | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bep | 67 | 964 | / |
| Wip | 67 | 449 | / |
| Web | 67 | 79 | / |
| Uep | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vep | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wjp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehebp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wyp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wehepe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wesdpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouepe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weippe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whepps | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wep
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