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 found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wopa? popularity and diffusion

Wopa is the 698,433rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Wopa is primarily found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Wopa reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wopa is also the 333,643rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 624 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 33,011. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Northern, where 32 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 16 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wopa exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wopa
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