Epua Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Epua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4061:113,7449,669
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Epua (204) may also be a first name.

Epua Last Name Facts

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

Epua is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 608,234th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname Epua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Epua reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Epua is also the 633,892nd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 204 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 113,744. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 87 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 11 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Epua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Epua surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epuat8959/
Epuas899/
Empua895/
Epuaz893/
Epuaj891/
Epuad891/
Espua891/
E'Epua807/
Easpua804/
Epouha801/
Jeepua801/
Apua7511,889/
Ebua752,743/
Opua75976/
Ipua7563/
Epwa7520/
Evua753/
Jebua67339/
Opuah6760/
Epwou6755/
Yebua6741/
Hapua6733/
Yepwa6732/
Ipuah6721/
Ebuay6712/
Opuea679/
Gebua679/
Hopua678/
Appua677/
Epwau677/
Epwat676/
Ipuat674/
Ipuha674/
Apuaa673/
Ezpuo673/
Yopua673/
Iipua672/
Hepwa672/
Aipua671/
Apfua671/
Aebua671/
Eabua671/
Ebwua671/
Ebuea671/
E'Bua671/
Epwas671/
Epwaa671/
Yevua671/
Opuaa671/
Impua671/

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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 Epua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis