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

Wipa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wipa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wipa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 794,916th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Wipa reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 97,844th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 4,868 people.

The surname Wipa is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 40,566. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 38 percent live, Western Highlands, where 31 percent live and Chimbu, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Wipa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wipa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wipa last name fell 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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