Arepen Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Arepen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arepen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Arepen (42) may also be a first name.

Arepen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arepen is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arepen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arepen? popularity and diffusion

Arepen is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Arepen are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arepen is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 42 people.

The surname Arepen is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Arepen is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 50 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent are found and Sarawak, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Venezuela, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Areepen927/
Areephen864/
Areepoen861/
Aripen8396/
Arepin8369/
Arapen835/
Arjpen831/
Hareepeng801/
Arepina7744/
Aripien7719/
Haripen776/
Arippen771/
Arappen771/
Arapien771/
Orepeng771/
Horepen771/
Garipen770/
Aripn7316/
Arespång7115/
Garepina711/
Aripin6744,972/
Arapin6781/
Arapyn6780/
Aropin6713/
Orepin6711/
Arypin674/
Aripfn673/
Arophn671/
Erepin671/
Orapen671/

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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 Arepen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis