Cephu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cephu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cephu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cephu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cephu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cephu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Cephu are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Cephu Last Name Statistics demography

Cephu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.55% less than the national average, earning R 122,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cephus911,574/
Cepu8915/
Cephaus838/
Ciephus836/
Cephous834/
Cepheus832/
Ceephus832/
Ceaphus831/
Ceiphus831/
Chephus831/
Ceyphus830/
Sephu80579/
Cepeu80214/
Cepuš80101/
Qephu8051/
Chepu8049/
Cespu8047/
Cepus8022/
Kephu8012/
Gephu8010/
Xephu804/
Cepou801/
Cepau801/
Ceiphaus771/
Cheapheu771/
Tchephou771/
Cheepu73895/
Sepheu73572/
Cepuch73372/
Sephus73260/
Chepus73226/
Khephu7345/
Schepu7344/
Chepud7329/
Seiphu7325/
Ketphu7315/
Cheppu7312/
Seaphu738/
Chepau737/
Cehfus736/
Kephou734/
Chedpu733/
Cheipu733/
Ceppus733/
Ceapus733/
Cepuha733/
Cehfou732/
Chepou732/
Kedphu732/
Cepush731/
Cheput731/
Sephuu731/
Kepheu731/
Sephou731/
Cepuhs731/
Chepfu731/
Jepheu731/
Gciphu731/
Sephau731/
Cheapu731/
Ciphus730/
Sephuz730/
Kepu67912/
Jepu67480/
Sepu67413/
Caiphus67269/
Cipu67246/
Cefu67192/
Gepu67112/
Chaiphu6763/
Chepeus6755/
Qepu6753/
Zepu6744/
Seaphus6728/
Cepeusz6720/
Chetput6717/
Sephfus6715/
Chiphui6710/
Chepult679/
Chepuch679/
Ketphut679/
Cepusch677/
Chehpou676/
Ciepuch676/
Seephut675/
Tchepou674/
Chiophu674/
Seephui674/
Zephaud674/
Sepheus673/
Xepu673/
Jesphus672/
Sephaud672/
Tshephu672/
Keawphu672/
Chepush671/
Chepuus671/
Cheepuu671/
Chheepu671/
Seyphus671/
Ciphaus671/
Tsephau671/
Czepuch671/
Chuiphu671/
Cepó671/
Chepfou671/
Sephahu671/
Chiphou671/
Cheeput671/
Gebphut671/
Sephaus670/
Sephuis670/
Sephous670/
Seephus670/

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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 Cephu
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