Wepu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Wepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wepu (46) may also be a first name.
Wepu Demographics
Average Wepu Salary in
South Africa
R 263,580
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wepu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wepu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wepu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Wepu reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wepu is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 46 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Morobe, where 38 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.
Wepu Last Name Statistics demography
Wepu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning R 263,580 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weipu | 89 | 16 | / |
| Weapu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wephu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wepou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetpus | 80 | 100 | / |
| Weipau | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wetphu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wetput | 80 | 14 | / |
| Weapau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woepuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wapu | 75 | 949 | / |
| Bepu | 75 | 148 | / |
| Wipu | 75 | 87 | / |
| Wopu | 75 | 26 | / |
| Vepu | 75 | 17 | / |
| Wetpuus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouepou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiputt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beppu | 67 | 14,530 | / |
| Veepu | 67 | 372 | / |
| Waipu | 67 | 131 | / |
| Wapui | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wapau | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wapeu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wipou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waapu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Beipu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hwapu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beepu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veupu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wipau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bephu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vephu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wophu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vetpu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiphu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wopuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veipu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veypu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vespu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waypu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beypu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wappu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjpuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bepou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wopeu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wepu
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