Wopu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wopu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wopu (29) may also be a first name.
Wopu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wopu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wopu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wopu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wopu reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent forename in the world It is held by 29 people.
The surname Wopu is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Wopu is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 53 percent reside, Gulf, where 27 percent reside and West Sepik, where 13 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Wopu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wophu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wopou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wopus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wodpu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wohpu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wopeu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wopuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woepuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodpu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wapu | 75 | 949 | / |
| Bopu | 75 | 222 | / |
| Wepu | 75 | 41 | / |
| Uopu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vopu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boppu | 67 | 424 | / |
| Wapou | 67 | 173 | / |
| Wapui | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wapau | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wapeu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Waapu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hwapu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Voppu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wephu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wopoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bopou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bopui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wappu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouhapeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wepou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoppu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bophu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wopu
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