Cepha Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Cepha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cepha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cepha (60) may also be a first name.

Cepha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cepha has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cepha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cepha is the 3,100,440th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Cepha are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 60 people.

The surname Cepha is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 191,675. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Bong County, where 52 percent reside, Rivercess County, where 26 percent reside and Margibi County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Cepha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cepha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cepha surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cephas917,424/
Cephat9151/
Cepeha9129/
Chepha9123/
Cepuha913/
Cephai911/
Cephah911/
Cephea911/
Cepa892,474/
Ceaphas838/
Cephaus838/
Cephass837/
Chephas834/
Cetphas831/
Ceiphas831/
Cephais831/
Cepheas831/
Cephats831/
Chepaha831/
Cepphas830/
Chepa803,796/
Kepha802,856/
Ceapa801,552/
Cepas80936/
Sepha80493/
Ceppa80467/
Cespa80363/
Cephe80320/
Ciepa80246/
Czepa80142/
Csepa8034/
Jepha8032/
Cepih8031/
Cejpa8027/
Cepat8015/
Ceipa809/
Cepad808/
Cepea806/
Zepha804/
Cipha803/
Cepai802/
Cepaj802/
Scepa802/
Cepah801/
Cepau801/
Cepaz801/
Cypha800/
Cheephat772/
Ceiphaus771/
Chepphad771/
Chetphai771/
Cheepa732,319/
Sephai73727/
Cheppa73147/
Chipha73147/
Chepat73140/
Sceppa73103/
Schepa7393/
Ceppas7393/
Chepas7368/
Chephe7363/
Ciejpa7355/
Cepach7346/
Ciepaj7344/
Czepas7342/
Chepho7341/
Chepeh7336/
Jephat7334/
Sepaha7328/
Chepay7326/
Zephat7325/
Cepesh7324/
Czepat7323/
Sephas7322/
Chhepa7322/
Cephes7317/
Cepher7317/
Chepai7314/
Zephai7314/
Tchepa7312/
Csepai7311/
Seepha7310/
Zephas739/
Chepaa738/
Cheapa738/
Ceapai737/
Sephad737/
Cepaya737/
Chepau737/
Sepuha734/
Sephea734/
Zephah734/
Cepish733/
Cepich733/
Chepah733/
Chepih733/
Chespa733/
Cephis732/
Khepha732/
Shepha732/
Sephat732/
Sephoa732/
Gephas732/
Rzepha731/
Cepead731/
Csepho731/
Ciphas731/
Gephat731/
Seipha731/
Jespha731/
Czeppa731/
Kepoha731/
Sephaj731/
Sephap731/
Sephay731/
Cipeha731/
Ciepat731/
Ciepay731/
Cepass731/
Cepech731/
Cephee731/
Chephy731/
Jephas731/
Cehpas731/
Cepieh731/
Dzepha731/
Sephau731/
Sepeha731/
Ceypho731/
Ceippa731/
Keipha730/
Ciephy730/
Keepha730/
Cepe676,258/
Kepa676,025/
Cipa673,484/
Sepa673,308/
Chaipha671,401/
Zepa671,048/
Cepi67811/
Çepa67750/
Gepa67338/
Cefa67335/
Sephooa67301/
Chiphat67282/
Shchepa67271/
Jepa67233/
Čepa67184/
Scheppa67155/
Cayphas67128/
Cepo67120/
Qepa6788/
Ciepacz6786/
Caiphas6781/
Cypa6764/
Sepheha6762/
Šepa6754/
Zeephat6752/
Cepy6748/
Shepeha6742/
Chepeau6728/
Chheepa6723/
Schepat6722/
Cheppih6715/
Chepych6714/
Chypeha6712/
Seapoha6710/
Chepaya6710/
Cheepat6710/
Seephai679/
Czeppat678/
Keaphai678/
Schepfa677/
Chepich676/
Ketphat676/
Tschepa675/
Khephat675/
Cheypho675/
Cephous674/
Chetpat674/
Ceypish674/
Chepesh674/
Chepais674/
Ciepaya674/
Cheppad674/
Zephaud674/
Chephet674/
Sephajh673/
Chaypha673/
Cheippa672/
Ceyphes672/
Sephaud672/
Jesphat672/
Ketphap672/
Cheepho672/
Seubpha672/
Chepech671/
Chippha671/
Ceaphes671/
Ceypher671/
Cheppaa671/
Cheepad671/
Cheeppa671/
Shephat671/
Seiphay671/
Ciphaus671/
Cephess671/
Cheapea671/
Sepahad671/
Tcheppa671/
Tchepga671/
Tchephi671/
Tsephau671/
Djeipha671/
Cépa671/
Cêpa671/
Cípa671/
Czepich671/
Ciepaja671/
Cheappa671/
Cepó671/
Cheephe671/
Chepaai671/
Chephey671/
Chhepai671/
Sephahu671/
Seephat671/
Seephay671/
Seaphai671/
Scieppa671/
Siephai671/
Chsipha671/
Cheypai671/
Cheehpa671/
Shephad670/
Sephaus670/
Cheposh670/
Kephash670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cepha
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