Epeni Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Epeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
Congo701:71,2736,207
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Epeni (55) may also be a first name.

Epeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epeni is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Epeni live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 55 people.

The surname Epeni is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 1,352,235. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 69 percent live, Delta, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Epeni is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hepeni91356/
Epengi91109/
Epenyi9174/
Epenai9115/
Epenit9114/
Espeni916/
Epenio912/
Epegni911/
Epenis911/
Epenith834/
Epeinyi834/
Epenoiz831/
Epeanio831/
Espenei831/
Epini80358/
Epene80118/
Epena80104/
Ipeni8024/
Epeny801/
Eppenich7734/
Espenois773/
Ephgenio772/
Euphenie771/
Epenge731,421/
Epenoy73171/
Ipenyi73150/
Epingi7351/
Eupene7334/
Gipeni7321/
Hepena7320/
Hipeni7313/
Epenea7310/
Epegne7310/
Epinio7310/
Epenes739/
Epenyo735/
Ehpene735/
Eppini734/
Epener734/
Epiena733/
Epioni732/
Epeneh731/
Oipeni731/
Ephene731/
Aipeni731/
Epinai731/
Epieny731/
Ipengi731/
Hepene731/
Espenheid710/
Espenes67381/
Epinish67233/
Heppenhuis6793/
Geppini6748/
Espener6742/
Espenet6712/
Espenäs6712/
Hepenet675/
Gepenge674/
Hepener671/
Hepeneț671/
Epenaja671/
Epienee671/
Hespenheid671/
Espaini671/
Ephinio671/
Hespenhaid670/
Heppeny670/

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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 Epeni
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