Ipinu Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Ipinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ipinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992

Ipinu (43) may also be a first name.

Ipinu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ipinu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ipinu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Ipinu live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ipinu is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ipinu exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ipinui9119/
Aipinu915/
Ipionu911/
Jipinus832/
Epinu8070/
Ipunu8060/
Ipenu8014/
Epienu7325/
Ipengu7317/
Epinou731/
Epingu731/
Ipinoe731/
Epinus730/
Epinoux67410/
Jipeanu67144/
Șipeanu671/
Epienou671/
Iphuenu671/
Espinous6214/
Espinoux629/
Epenu60222/
Epunu6067/
Upunu601/
Epunau5544/
Eepenu553/
Ephenu552/
Hupenu551/
Epenou551/
Epengu551/
Ephenus5096/
Hupunau5013/
Eppenus501/
Hepenou501/
Espenau500/

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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 Ipinu
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