Cepu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Romania

Cepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cepu (92) may also be a first name.

Cepu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cepu (Hindi: चेपू) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cepu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Cepu live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Cepu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 33 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and Romania, where 27 percent live.

Cepu Last Name Statistics demography

Cepu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.16% less than the national average, earning R 75,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cepeu89214/
Cepuš89101/
Chepu8949/
Cespu8947/
Cepus8922/
Cephu896/
Cepou891/
Cepau891/
Cephus801,574/
Cheepu80895/
Cepuch80372/
Chepus80226/
Schepu8044/
Chepud8029/
Cheppu8012/
Chepau807/
Chedpu803/
Cheipu803/
Ceppus803/
Ceapus803/
Cepuha803/
Chepou802/
Cepush801/
Cheput801/
Cepuhs801/
Chepfu801/
Cheapu801/
Kepu75912/
Jepu75480/
Sepu75413/
Cipu75246/
Gepu75112/
Qepu7553/
Zepu7544/
Xepu753/
Cepó751/
Chepeus7355/
Cepeusz7320/
Chetput7317/
Chepult739/
Chepuch739/
Cephaus738/
Cepusch737/
Ciephus736/
Chehpou736/
Ciepuch736/
Cephous734/
Tchepou734/
Cepheus732/
Ceephus732/
Chepush731/
Chepuus731/
Cheepuu731/
Chheepu731/
Ceaphus731/
Ceiphus731/
Chephus731/
Czepuch731/
Chepfou731/
Cheeput731/
Ceyphus730/
Chipu671,594/
Sephu67579/
Sepou67242/
Seput67169/
Kepui67100/
Keapu67100/
Zepou6788/
Kepeu6783/
Cipou6753/
Šeput6752/
Qephu6751/
Czepó6747/
Kepou6745/
Caypu6742/
Cipau6740/
Kepau6739/
Jepus6737/
Sepud6734/
Jeppu6732/
Djepu6728/
Sepeu6728/
Ciput6727/
Căpuș6727/
Sepau6724/
Khepu6724/
Seppu6723/
Keipu6719/
Caipu6717/
Geypu6715/
Jeepu6715/
Sepuh6714/
Kephu6712/
Sespu6711/
Seepu6711/
Gephu6710/
Cipus679/
Kiepu678/
Cheapuis678/
Jepau677/
Quepu677/
Sepui676/
Tsepu676/
Seapu676/
Kedpu675/
Keppu675/
Shepu675/
Zepeu675/
Xephu674/
Gedpu673/
Jepuh673/
Sepus673/
Kepuh673/
Gepus672/
Seipu672/
Ţepuş672/
Gepud672/
Zeapu672/
Ceiphaus671/
Cheapheu671/
Jhepu671/
Coypu671/
Cypuz671/
Geput671/
Sedpu671/
Setpu671/
Zehpu671/
Jetpu671/
Kepud671/
Ţepus671/
Schepput671/
Tchephou671/
Gepau671/
Dzepu671/
Sepuy671/
Jepfu671/
Jeput671/
Cypup670/
Cyput670/
Kepfu670/

Cepu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cepu in the Hindi language
चेपूcepu50
चेपुcepu50

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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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  • 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 Cepu
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