Alepu Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alepu Surname User-submission:

The name Elepu literally means 'most high'. It is a name that was used in Africa and parts of Hawaii by chiefs or kings. Some one who had that name was a person of high authority, in a position of a king or chief. Generally it's synonymous with kingship.

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Alepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Alepu (74) may also be a first name.

Alepu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Elepu literally means 'most high'. It is a name that was used in Africa and parts of Hawaii by chiefs or kings. Some one who had that name was a person of high authority, in a position of a king or chief. Generally it's synonymous with kingship.

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Alepu Last Name Facts

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

Alepu is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Alepu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alepu? popularity and diffusion

Alepu is the 1,073,555th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. Alepu occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Alepu reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Alepu is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 74 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 5,811,101. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 98 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allepu913,461/
Alepuz91837/
Alepus9177/
Alepou9128/
Alepau9113/
Aleepu915/
Alaepu914/
Aalepu913/
Aleput912/
Allepuz83481/
Alepous8367/
Halepau8362/
Alleapu8310/
Allepus837/
Hallepu833/
Aallepu833/
Alleepu831/
Alehput831/
Elepu80830/
Olepu80371/
Alapu80309/
Alopu80130/
Alipu8080/
Allepaud7759/
Allepaut772/
Alepheus771/
Alipui731,786/
Ollepu731,700/
Olepus73355/
Allapu73320/
Aalapu7369/
Halapu7364/
Alaphu7349/
Oilepu7319/
Olepau7316/
Galipu7314/
Golepu7314/
Alipus7310/
Allopu738/
Alapuu738/
Alippu738/
Ailapu737/
Ellepu736/
Alaipu736/
Allipu734/
Eliepu734/
Ealapu733/
Aliopu733/
Alhopu732/
Oleppu731/
Otlepu731/
Aliapu731/
Alopuh731/
Alipou731/
Aelapu731/
Alahpu731/
Halapuu6725/
Aliphus6722/
Halepoo6722/
Allepoo6721/
Gollepu6713/
Eallapu6712/
Halopau6712/
Halaipu679/
Olleapu678/
Olleppu678/
Galipou674/
Haliput674/
Hailapu674/
Ollaepu674/
Halapau673/
Galipau673/
Olleypu673/
Allopui672/
Aellapu672/
Ailappu671/
Aloppuy671/
Olleepu671/
Haliapu671/
Halyapu671/
Halidpu671/
Halipou671/
Helephu671/
Olespus671/

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