Elepe Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Elepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Philippines | 63 | 1:1,606,956 | 108,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Elepe (39) may also be a first name.
Elepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elepe occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elepe? popularity and diffusion
Elepe is the 1,020,242nd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Elepe are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name globally, held by 39 people.
The surname Elepe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Elepe is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 51 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Elepe
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