Wepo Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

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

Wepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4901:16,6401,655
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wepo (160) may also be a first name.

Wepo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wepo occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wepo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wepo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,280th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Wepo are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wepo is also the 725,185th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 160 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 16,640. In Papua New Guinea Wepo is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 79 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 8 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Wepo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weppo8964/
Wepoh899/
Weapo898/
Weipo897/
Wepoa896/
Wetpo894/
Whepo892/
Waepo891/
Wepou891/
Hwepo891/
Wethpo805/
Wetppo804/
Weahpo801/
Wetpho801/
Wapo75871/
Bepo75871/
Wepa75446/
Wopo75136/
Vepo7570/
Wipo7547/
Uepo751/
Wetphot73115/
Weahpoo7310/
Wetphoo731/
Wouepou731/
Weipott731/
Vespo67527/
Veppo67277/
Waipo67191/
Uhepo67137/
Wapoi67114/
Beppo6794/
Waepa6780/
Wippo6771/
Weipa6752/
Wappo6733/
Wipou6731/
Huepo6726/
Wapoh6724/
Woppo6723/
Weapa6712/
Wiepa6710/
Wapoo676/
Wahpo674/
Wipop674/
Beepo674/
Wehpa674/
Wopoo673/
Beipo672/
Whepa671/
Weupa671/
Whapo671/
Wepha671/
Wopoh671/
Wapho671/
Wipho671/
Bepou671/
Weispopf670/
Bepfo670/

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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
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  • 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 Wepo
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