Epela Surname
Approximately 709 people bear this surname
Epela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Congo | 112 | 1:44,546 | 4,199 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Epelä (6) are calculated separately.
Epela (419) may also be a first name.
Epela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Epela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Epela occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Epelä. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Epela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Epela is the 472,684th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname Epela occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Epela are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 419,838th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 419 people.
The surname Epela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 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 Epela
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