Epape Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Epape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon691:301,00128,076
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

Epape (44) may also be a first name.

Epape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epape occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Epape? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Epape are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 44 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 301,001. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 74 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 20 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Epape occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epaepe911/
Epap8916/
Epapa801,025/
Epapi80893/
Ipape80346/
Epepe80190/
Apape80188/
Opape8030/
Epope8012/
Gepap801/
Ephap801/
Epapy801/
Epoupe7334/
Yepapa7333/
Epappa7312/
Hepope739/
Epapaa734/
Epappi733/
Ipaper731/
Hepapa731/
Eepapi731/
Epopeh731/
Epapit731/
Jipape731/
Ipaipe731/
Espope731/
Epapai731/
Hipape730/
Ipap6721/
Epop6711/
Epab675/
Ipiyape674/
Epapaya674/
Epapaja673/
Jpap671/
Hiepapa671/
Ophaupe671/
Epappis671/
Ephapha671/
Epa'api671/

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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 Epape
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