Wokap Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

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

Wokap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Wokap (51) may also be a first name.

Wokap Last Name Facts

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

Wokap occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wokap click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokap? popularity and diffusion

Wokap is the 1,718,748th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Wokap reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wokap is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.

Wokap is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 89,601. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 98 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wokap is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokape91127/
Woukap911/
Wokaphe831/
Wakap80217/
Wukap8017/
Wokop8016/
Wakape73278/
Wakaps7346/
Wakaup7331/
Boukap736/
Woukop735/
Wokope733/
Bokaap731/
Bokhap731/
Woskab731/
Voskaup673/
Wokoupe672/

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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 Wokap
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