Wilapa Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

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

Wilapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989

Wilapa (29) may also be a first name.

Wilapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilapa is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wilapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Wilapa is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wilapa are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wilapa is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name Wilapa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Wilapa is most frequent in: Hela, where 88 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 12 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailapa924/
Wilapay921/
Willapa921/
Wailapha86119/
Wilaipat867/
Wilaphai864/
Waillapa861/
Vilapa833/
Wilaiphat80182/
Vailapa777/
Wilepau775/
Vilapaz772/
Welapah771/
Vilapad771/
Vilapas771/
Vilapah771/
Vilapay771/
Wilaipo771/
Wailaphi7111/
Wilaphot718/
Bailappa716/
Wilaipis716/
Wilaipit714/
Vilaspaz713/
Vilaipad711/
Vilaipat711/
Vilaphat711/
Wailapee711/
Vailappa711/
Vielappa711/
Biliappa711/
Wilapper710/
Wilopo67605/
Wilaiphit6791/
Bilape6755/
Welepa6749/
Welapi6722/
Vilapi678/
Velapa678/
Welape674/
Vulapa674/
Welapo672/
Wilaipich672/
Vilopa671/
Vislapath671/
Vilape671/

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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 Wilapa
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