Pepe Surname

10,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Pepe Surname User-submission:

Pepe is said to be a Northern Italian variant of Joseph (Guiseppe).

Pepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy26,0531:2,347165
United States7,6801:47,1955,728
Argentina2,7891:15,3261,364
Philippines2,2861:44,2867,104
Brazil2,1331:100,3633,774
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
DR Congo1,3341:55,3826,641
France9751:68,1269,437
Papua New Guinea7611:10,714945
Nigeria7121:248,79614,402
Ivory Coast5961:38,7102,536
Turkey5781:134,63910,945
Portugal5281:19,7321,393
Canada4411:83,5509,291
Spain3951:118,3609,273
Venezuela3231:93,5113,525
Haiti3111:34,3532,365
Switzerland2981:27,5604,226
Uruguay2681:12,8051,443
Mexico2611:475,5798,748
Australia2491:108,41612,099
England2351:237,09819,544
Iran2051:374,54924,535
Germany1981:406,59337,350
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Belgium1811:63,51710,203
Cameroon1621:128,20414,516
Indonesia1551:853,22164,334
Congo1381:36,1533,489
Russia1231:1,171,73286,402
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Greece1221:90,81815,316
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Peru1141:278,80810,879
India811:9,469,943186,993
Ecuador721:220,9158,145
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Vietnam621:1,494,2912,090
Solomon Islands561:10,3581,805
Chile521:338,7789,521
Israel341:251,69522,987
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Benin261:397,52329,143
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Cook Islands131:1,398376
Albania111:264,91415,006
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
China41:341,830,39216,990
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Pepè (26), Pepê (8), Pepé (8), Pépé (15), Pêpe (14), Pépe (8), Pèpe (3) & Pêpê (1) are calculated separately.

Pepe (66,104) may also be a first name.

Pepe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pepe is said to be a Northern Italian variant of Joseph (Guiseppe).

- dotti_z

Pepe Last Name Facts

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

Pepe (Georgian: ფეფე, Hindi: पेपे, Marathi: पेपे, Oriya: େପେପ, Russian: Пепе) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Pepè, Pepê, Pepé, Pépé, Pêpe, Pépe, Pèpe or Pêpê. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,474th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 135,698 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Pepe live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 14,589th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 66,104 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 26,053 people, or 1 in 2,347. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 40 percent live, Apulia, where 17 percent live and Lazio, where 9 percent live. Besides Italy Pepe occurs in 124 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Pepe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pepe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 12,590 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,958 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pepe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pepe last name is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Pepe are 2.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.97% registered with the party.

The amount Pepe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning €31,658 per year; in Peru they earn 37.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.1% less than the national average, earning R 144,720 per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $49,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepè9226/
Pepê928/
Pepé928/
Peper895,525/
Peppe892,129/
Pepes89657/
Paepe89421/
Peape89416/
Peipe89223/
Pepey89142/
Pepet89114/
Pepeç89114/
Peepe8988/
Piepe8982/
Pepeu8972/
Pepeh8963/
Pepea8953/
Pepez8935/
Pepee8932/
Poepe8926/
Pepei8921/
Peupe8921/
Pepep8920/
Peype8917/
Pepie897/
Pepeš895/
Pepeş891/
Phepe891/
Pep861,347/
Pépé8315/
Pêpe8314/
Pépe838/
Pèpe833/
Pêpê831/
Pepper8032,612/
Peyper801,463/
Peiper80545/
Peppes80534/
Peeper80375/
Pespes80270/
Peaper80172/
Peipei8094/
Pehpeh8060/
Peppey8052/
Peuppe8030/
Peppie8029/
Peapea8029/
Phephe8024/
Peperő8023/
Peppet8017/
Petpet8017/
Pepher8017/
Peepee8016/
Piepie8010/
Pepets808/
Pepe'e808/
Pepech808/
Pehpea805/
Pepeat805/
Pepeer803/
Peppeh803/
Pesper802/
Pepeet802/
Peapes801/
Peepeu801/
Pepesh801/
Pepfer801/
Pfeper801/
Petper801/
Pepeeh801/
Peepeh801/
Peupeu801/
Peupie801/
Pedped801/
Pehepe801/
Peijpe801/
Peipeh801/
Peippe801/
Pepeas801/
Pepeis801/
Ppepes801/
Poepee801/
Poephe800/
Pepeah800/
Peppep800/
Peepes800/
Pepa758,382/
Peev755,912/
Pepi755,137/
Peap75436/
Piep75349/
Pepp75307/
Peps75293/
Pepy75211/
Peep7587/
Peip7550/
Phep757/
Peph753/
Pept753/
Peeb752/
Petp751/
Peup751/
Peppett7356/
Peipher7350/
Peepeeh7336/
Peppher7317/
Peijper7311/
Phaephe734/
Pepperr733/
Peepper732/
Peaphey731/
Peppeas731/
Peipech731/
Peapech731/
Peaphet731/
Peipper730/
Pespech730/
Peipfer730/
Pepaj672,115/
Peppa671,761/
Peppi67379/
Pepoy67264/
Pepio67251/
Phepa67193/
Peipp67186/
Pepis67173/
Peppy67140/
Pepay67124/
Peapa67103/
Pepoa6788/
Peeps6779/
Peipi6771/
Pepai6765/
Papee6757/
Pepys6752/
Popee6752/
Peipa6739/
Pheap6738/
Pepit6735/
Pepps6732/
Piepi6724/
Pespi6724/
Peips6722/
Peapi6721/
Piepp6718/
Pepiç6718/
Pepih6712/
Peupi6712/
Peepa6710/
Pepsh6710/
Hpepy679/
Pejpa678/
Pheps677/
Pepiy676/
Pypee676/
Pieph674/
Piepa674/
Pepha674/
Phiep673/
Peppé673/
Pipee673/
Paepi672/
Poepi672/
Pfeipfer672/
Pepip672/
Peipz671/
Petpi671/
Petps671/
Pipep671/
Peypi671/
Peepi671/
Pepaa671/
Pepfi671/
Pepii671/
Peepz671/
Pheep671/
Pheipher671/
Phetp671/
Pheephet671/
Pesph671/
Peeyp671/
Peebh671/
Peepeach671/
Pedpetch671/
Hhpep671/
Peaps670/
Phepp670/
Pfeipher670/
Peippher670/

Pepe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepe in the Marathi language
पेपेpepe-
Pepe in the Oriya language
େପେପepepa92.31
େଦେପedepa7.69
Pepe in the Hindi language
पेपेpepe90
पेपोpepo10
Pepe in the Georgian language
ფეფეpepe80
პეპეpepe20
Pepe in the Russian language
Пепеpepe-

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