Jepter Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jepter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jepter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jepter (593) may also be a first name.

Jepter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jepter is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jepter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jepter is the 416,960th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,738,065 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jepter live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jepter is also the 343,462nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 593 people.

The surname Jepter is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Jepter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jephter923,318/
Jepther9258/
Jepterp921/
Jepte9143/
Epter9139/
Jephther8635/
Jepfhter861/
Septer83786/
Zepter83470/
Jephte83415/
Jepthe83385/
Hepter835/
Cepter833/
Yepter831/
Epte8031/
Septier771,218/
Seepter7760/
Heipter7732/
Jephthe7712/
Scepter7710/
Chepter776/
Jephtes771/
Zephter771/
Jephtei771/
Gephter771/
Jephtet771/
Juipter771/
Gepte73715/
Septe7383/
Ebter7327/
Jepta7321/
Jepti735/
Jipte735/
Jepty735/
Cepte733/
Eptee731/
Eppte731/
Eptey730/
Heypeter7112/
Hejpeter719/
Jephthes712/
Cheptert711/
Heipther710/
Jephta671,008/
Jeptha67533/
Jeptui67143/
Zipter67104/
Sipter6785/
Septei6721/
Jibter6716/
Jeptai6711/
Hypter678/
Gipter676/
Septea676/
Septie674/
Jepthi673/
Septee673/
Septeu672/
Gephte671/
Jepthy671/
Septey671/
Scepte671/
Yeptei671/
Jeptio671/
Zephte671/
Yepteu671/
Septte670/

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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 Jepter
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