Wopa Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

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

Wopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2471:33,0113,847
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wopa (624) may also be a first name.

Wopa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wopa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺑﺎ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wopa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Wopa are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 333,643rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 624 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 33,011. In Papua New Guinea Wopa is mostly found in: Northern, where 32 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 16 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Wopa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Wopa Last Name Statistics demography

Wopa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning R 166,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woupa8981/
Wopai8973/
Wopea8926/
Woppa899/
Wopha895/
Whopa892/
Wopga891/
Wopah891/
Wopad890/
Wohpha8030/
Woopha805/
Woypai803/
Woppat802/
Wojpaś801/
Wouppa801/
Woupah801/
Woupai801/
Wopiea801/
Woepea801/
Wopaai801/
Wapa755,272/
Wopi75655/
Bopa75573/
Wepa75446/
Wopo75136/
Wopy75124/
Wope7592/
Vopa7519/
Uopa752/
Wopj751/
Woepeah737/
Woypach731/
Boppa671,474/
Vopat67810/
Wapai67569/
Wahpa67278/
Wapea67223/
Wapha67163/
Woopo67129/
Bopha67114/
Wappa67112/
Bopai67102/
Boopa6796/
Wopeh6790/
Waepa6780/
Wapau6767/
Woppi6762/
Woppy6753/
Wapay6749/
Woppe6737/
Bopay6735/
Wepai6730/
Wapah6723/
Woupe6723/
Woppo6723/
Woupo6721/
Wuapa6720/
Bopea6714/
Boupa6711/
Woopi6711/
Boipa6710/
Wapop678/
Voipa676/
Wehpa674/
Woopy674/
Whope673/
Wopii673/
Vopai673/
Wapaa673/
Bobpa673/
Wwapa673/
Woope673/
Wopoo673/
Wopou673/
Waapa673/
Voppa672/
Boypa672/
Vopap672/
Wopip671/
Wepha671/
Wapfa671/
Uoppa671/
Wopei671/
Wopeu671/
Wopgo671/
Wophi671/
Wopoh671/
Woipe671/
Bop'a671/
Bopaa671/
Whepa671/
Wepea671/
Voopa671/
Wopos671/
Vopay671/
Vohpa671/
Wopey671/
Weupa671/
Wopod670/
Vwope670/

Wopa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wopa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺑﺎwba75
ﻭﻭﺑﺎwwba25

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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 Wopa
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