Epanya Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Epanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1771:117,33913,463
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Epanya (12) may also be a first name.

Epanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Epanya has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epanya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,129,067th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Epanya live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 12 people.

Epanya is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 117,339. In Cameroon Epanya is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 60 percent reside, Centre Region, where 32 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Epanya is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epagna8378/
Ipanya8326/
Epania834/
Epanha833/
Epanja831/
Yopanya77127/
Espania7794/
Espagna7728/
Epanjoa7727/
Jipanya771/
Eepanha771/
Ephania771/
Epaña732/
Jaipanya71316/
Jitpanya7170/
Espagnat7116/
Ephaniah717/
Euphania715/
Epagneau712/
Yhipanya711/
Jehpanja711/
Jetpanja711/
Ipanyo6734/
Epagneaud6728/
Espagnach6714/
Ipanja6710/
Epanio676/
Jaiphanya674/
Iponya672/
Ypanyo671/
Eponyo671/
Eapaña671/
Jitphanya671/
Jephaniah671/

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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 Epanya
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