Epunam Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Epunam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epunam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2771:639,50530,121
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Epuñam (6) are calculated separately.

Epunam (55) may also be a first name.

Epunam Last Name Facts

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

Epunam (Hindi: ेपूनम, Marathi: ेपूनम) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as: Epuñam. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epunam? popularity and diffusion

Epunam is the 937,786th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. Epunam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Epunam live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Epunam is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name internationally, held by 55 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 639,505. In Nigeria Epunam is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 18 percent reside, Adamawa, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Epunam occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epuñam946/
Epunamt923/
Epunan838/
Ipunam835/
Epinam834/
Opunam833/
Eponam832/
Epuñan67385/
Ipunan674/
Epuñán671/
Eponan671/
Espuñan6223/
Ipungan626/
Gipunan621/
Ipounan621/
Hepuñan621/
Eponon501,574/
Iponan502/

Epunam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Epunam in the Hindi language
ेपूनमepunama90
ेपुनमepunama10
Epunam in the Marathi language
ेपूनमepunama50
ेपुनमepunama50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Epunam
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