Ipeya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Ipeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ipeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ipeya (14) may also be a first name.

Ipeya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ipeya is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ipeya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ipeya live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ipeya is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Ipeya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ipeya is primarily found in: Oyo, where 60 percent live, Bayelsa, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eipeya91130/
Hipeya911/
Ipea8951/
Ipey8941/
Ipaya80294/
Epeya80159/
Ipiya8080/
Aipea8041/
Eipea8034/
Ipoya8025/
Gipey809/
Ipeye809/
Ippey806/
Upeya806/
Jipea806/
Ipuya805/
Ippea803/
Ipeyi803/
Ipeyu801/
Ipeyo801/
Ipeea801/
Hipea801/
Hipey800/
Aipaya7341,209/
Gipaya73482/
Hippey73136/
Ipayah7332/
Hipuya7320/
Hipoya7319/
Jipaya7318/
Hipaya7314/
Ipayat7311/
Ispiya7311/
Ipeyot739/
Hepeya735/
Eupeya734/
Yopeya734/
Gipeye734/
Ispaya731/
Ipheye731/
Jipoya731/
Espeya731/
Jipuya731/
Epey671,197/
Ipai67901/
Epea67341/
Ipaa67277/
Ypey67157/
Ipay67110/
Ipau67107/
Hipayat6798/
Ipoy6795/
Ipei6770/
Ipae6755/
Ipie6753/
Ipoe6749/
Ipuy6746/
Ipue6734/
Ipeu6724/
Ipye6718/
Upey6714/
Aipayas6712/
Ipee677/
Ipuoyah676/
Haipiya675/
Upea674/
Ypea674/
Gaipeyi673/
Haipaya673/
Iphayad671/
Aipayaa671/
Jitpaya671/
Jipayap671/
Ipaj671/
Hipayah671/
Hispeey670/

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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
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  • 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 Ipeya
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