Epesi Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Epesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Epesi (41) may also be a first name.

Epesi Last Name Facts

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

Epesi occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Epesi is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Epesi reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Epesi is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 41 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 73,457. In Papua New Guinea Epesi is most common in: Western, where 69 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 14 percent are found and Enga, where 10 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Epesi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espesi912/
Ephesi911/
Epese8023/
Episi8020/
Epeji805/
Ipesi805/
Epesy804/
Ephesihe771/
Espese7318/
Espezi7311/
Iphesi736/
Hepezi732/
Epeses732/
Ephese732/
Epeiza731/
Epoysi731/
Epetci731/
Espegi731/
Eppese730/
Espeset67138/
Epheser6753/
Hepeser673/
Espeses671/

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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 Epesi
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