Wopaye Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wopaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wopaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wopaye Last Name Facts

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

Wopaye is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wopaye? popularity and diffusion

Wopaye is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wopaye live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 86 percent live and Mbale District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woupaye9211/
Woepaye921/
Wapaye8337/
Wopayi8310/
Wopayu835/
Bopaye834/
Wepaye831/
Wehpaye7725/
Wopiyae776/
Whepaye776/
Woupeye772/
Bobpaye771/
Woupuye771/
Boupaye771/
Wopai7373/
Wapay7349/
Bopay7335/
Wopea7326/
Wopeu731/
Wopei731/
Wopey731/
Vopay731/
Bapaye6794/
Wapaya6759/
Wopeah6752/
Boipay6732/
Wapayu6726/
Bopoye6721/
Wopaia6721/
Bopaya679/
Boppay678/
Wapayi677/
Wappay677/
Bopayy676/
Boypay675/
Wapiye675/
Wapeae674/
Woypai673/
Voipay673/
Woopue671/
Voipae671/
Wopuyi671/
Wopieh671/
Wopaai671/
Woepea671/
Wopiea671/
Woupai671/
Woopoe671/
Bopiye671/
Boupay671/
Webpay671/
Wapayo671/
Bopayo671/
Wuopei671/

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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 Wopaye
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