Cépeda Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cépeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cépeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cepeda (123,534) & Cepêda (50) are calculated separately.

Cépeda Last Name Facts

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

Cépeda occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cepeda or Cepêda. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cépeda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cépeda live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,946,031. In Peru Cépeda is mostly found in: Arequipa Region, where 25 percent live, Ayacucho Region, where 25 percent live and La Libertad Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Peru this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cepeda94123,534/
Cepêda8950/
Cipeda8338/
Capeda8324/
Copeda834/
Cepeida7723/
Ceppeda779/
Céspede776/
Cépedes774/
Czepeda772/
Chepeda771/
Cepedaa771/
Céspedes71719/
Céspedez715/
Cheppeda711/
Zepeda67169,536/
Capada673,444/
Sepeda673,265/
Copada67949/
Cepida67845/
Cepede6738/
Cepedo6726/
Copida6713/
Kapeda6712/
Zipeda678/
Cipida678/
Gepeda673/
Capida673/
Sipeda673/
Cépède672/
Capedo671/
Cepedi671/
Cepedy671/
Cipedo671/
Copoda671/

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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 Cépeda
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