Wipa Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

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

Wipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2011:40,5664,927
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wipa (4,868) may also be a first name.

Wipa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wipa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wipa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 794,916th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Wipa live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 97,844th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 4,868 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 40,566. In Papua New Guinea Wipa is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 38 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 31 percent are found and Chimbu, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Wipa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wipa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wipa surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipa89668/
Wipha8968/
Wipai8966/
Weipa8952/
Whipa8917/
Wiepa8910/
Wipea8910/
Wipau895/
Wippa891/
Witpas80237/
Waipha8061/
Waipah8023/
Weipau8022/
Waipai808/
Witpat804/
Weipah802/
Wipaha802/
Waipau801/
Whaipa801/
Weipai801/
Wiphaa801/
Waipea801/
Bipa752,820/
Wepa75446/
Uipa75170/
Vipa75137/
Wipi75131/
Wupa7575/
Wipe7567/
Wipo7547/
Wypa7519/
Wüpa751/
Wipy751/
Waispas7317/
Wiphaha7315/
Wippach739/
Wiphaya734/
Whiphad731/
Wiphass731/
Wiphahat67871/
Vipat67616/
Vippa67330/
Waipo67191/
Baipa67158/
Wipio67149/
Waipe67143/
Waipi67142/
Wispe67124/
Waypa6789/
Wippo6771/
Weipi6770/
Beipa6767/
Veipa6766/
Vaipa6741/
Vispa6740/
Weipe6736/
Wipou6731/
Wepai6730/
Uipha6729/
Wippe6729/
Vipas6727/
Wipei6727/
Bippa6724/
Uipay6723/
Bipha6722/
Whipe6720/
Wipes6715/
Wupai6715/
Vipai6712/
Weapa6712/
Vipha6711/
Huipa6711/
Boipa6710/
Wiepe6710/
Wajpa677/
Weipo677/
Wippi677/
Voipa676/
Vipau676/
Wepoa676/
Wipez676/
Bipai675/
Wupha675/
Bipaa674/
Wehpa674/
Wipop674/
Bipay673/
Wippy673/
Bipau673/
Buipa672/
Uipat672/
Waipy672/
Vipad671/
Wahiepah671/
Witpe671/
Wipfi671/
Weupa671/
Vitpa671/
Uipas671/
Wepha671/
Vipay671/
Vipea671/
Uihpa671/
Wiphi671/
Wipie671/
Wipij671/
Wipis671/
Woipe671/
Whepa671/
Wepea671/
Whipy671/
Wipho671/
Wipjh671/
Wwipj671/
Wipfe670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wipa
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