Wepu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Wepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wepu (46) may also be a first name.

Wepu Last Name Facts

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

Wepu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wepu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Wepu live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 51 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wepu is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 46 people.

Wepu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Wepu is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 38 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 12 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weipu8916/
Weapu8913/
Wephu893/
Wepou891/
Wetpus80100/
Weipau8022/
Wetphu8017/
Wetput8014/
Weapau802/
Woepuh801/
Wapu75949/
Bepu75148/
Wipu7587/
Wopu7526/
Vepu7517/
Wetpuus731/
Wouepou731/
Weiputt730/
Beppu6714,530/
Veepu67372/
Waipu67131/
Wapui6779/
Wapau6767/
Wapeu6746/
Wipou6731/
Waapu6714/
Beipu6712/
Hwapu6711/
Beepu677/
Veupu676/
Wipau675/
Bephu675/
Vephu674/
Wophu674/
Vetpu673/
Wiphu672/
Wopuu671/
Veipu671/
Veypu671/
Vespu671/
Waypu671/
Beypu671/
Wappu671/
Wjpuj671/
Wohpu671/
Wepoe671/
Bepou671/
Wopeu671/

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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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