Epen Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

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

Epen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3631:22,4622,443
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Epen (4,463) may also be a first name.

Epen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epen (Russian: Епен) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 545,543rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. Epen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Epen live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Epen is also the 103,085th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 4,463 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 22,462. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 69 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 9 percent are found and Hela, where 9 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Epen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Epen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Epen last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eapen897,067/
Oepen89947/
Espen89707/
Eppen89466/
Hepen89166/
Eupen89114/
Jepen8976/
Epeng8967/
Yepen8929/
Epend8917/
Epien896/
Epent894/
Gepen892/
Epehn891/
Eypen891/
Iepen891/
Epn8611/
Eappen801,782/
Geypen80471/
Hespen80303/
Heepen8095/
Heppen8088/
Yepeng8076/
Hepeng8063/
Hiepen8040/
Hoepen8027/
Oeppen8026/
Eijpen8021/
Jepeng8011/
Yespen805/
Jespen805/
Jepent803/
Espeen802/
Espent801/
Espenn801/
Geepen801/
Yeypen801/
Eppeng801/
Espend801/
Eepeng801/
Iespen801/
Jeppen800/
Epem752,095/
Apen751,681/
Open751,508/
Epin75769/
Ipen75183/
Epne759/
Ephn754/
Aepn754/
Hepn753/
Epyn753/
Ebpn751/
Eppn751/
Ypen751/
Yepn751/
Edpn751/
Eepn751/
Eipn751/
Etpn751/
Ezpn751/
Epng751/
Jepn751/
Epenova739/
Jiepeng736/
Hoeppen734/
Epengue732/
Yeppien731/
Jeepeng731/
Uyiepen731/
Espin6724,864/
Hopen67908/
Oppen67838/
Epina67486/
Apuen67460/
Ippen67428/
Appen67207/
Eping67188/
Hapen67177/
Hypen6782/
Epuin6782/
Jepin6757/
Yepin6747/
Hepin6730/
Gipen6728/
Openn6726/
Opien6724/
Aipen6723/
Ipend6716/
Ispen6716/
Yopen6714/
Apoen6713/
Ipeng6711/
Eppin6710/
Hepem6710/
Jepng6710/
Espìn679/
Apien678/
Jipen676/
Oipen675/
Yepem674/
Ohpen674/
Hepne674/
Gepin674/
Hipen674/
Epgin674/
Oypen674/
Epyna674/
Eappn673/
Ayyeppen673/
Yipen673/
Ypeng672/
Espyn672/
Opuen672/
Ipeen672/
Espeñ672/
Heetpeng672/
Eapin672/
Opfen671/
Jepem671/
Jespn671/
Ephng671/
Epyon671/
Aypen671/
Ahpen671/
Ijpen671/
Ujpen671/
Epion671/
Yepnh671/
Heedpeng671/
Heipn670/
Epink670/

Epen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Epen in the Russian language
Епенepen-

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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
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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 Epen
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