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

The last name Epua is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Epua.

How Common Is The Last Name Epua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 608,234th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname Epua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Epua live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most common first name on earth, borne by 204 people.

Epua is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 113,744. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 87 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 11 percent live and Laikipia County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Epua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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