Jespa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Jespa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jespa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Jespa (205) may also be a first name.

Jespa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jespa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jespa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jespa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jespa is also the 632,267th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 205 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Jespa is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 50 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 50 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent live and Ghana, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jespas9175/
Jespha911/
Jespah911/
Espa894,037/
Jepa89233/
Jesphat832/
Cespa80363/
Djepa80217/
Espaa80103/
Jepai8072/
Jeppa8055/
Espay8053/
Jepas8043/
Jepha8032/
Iespa8029/
Tjepa8020/
Jeepa8017/
Yespa8015/
Sespa8014/
Espau8014/
Ijepa8011/
Espai8010/
Jiepa8010/
Esppa808/
Hespa808/
Jepau807/
Jespe807/
Jepay804/
Espea804/
Gespa804/
Jhepa802/
Jepah802/
Jeipa801/
Jepat801/
Epa7531,616/
Jesper73345/
Espaða7374/
Jephat7334/
Jyepah7332/
Jetpat7330/
Djeppa7320/
Ijepat7315/
Hesppa7315/
Espeau7312/
Espaha736/
Eshppa735/
Tjepah734/
Jeahpa734/
Jesphe734/
Eshpay733/
Espaňa733/
Chespa733/
Tjeppa732/
Jeppas732/
Eshpai732/
Jyeppa731/
Jetpas731/
Espaya731/
Yesppa731/
Seshpa731/
Jeepah731/
Espaia731/
Djebpa731/
Djepad731/
Yeshpa731/
Aijepa731/
Joeypa731/
Jespeh731/
Hespas730/
Hespea730/
Sipa677,594/
Jipa676,857/
Espi674,291/
Espe673,410/
Sepa673,308/
Espy672,731/
Cepa672,474/
Eppa671,175/
Zepa671,048/
Epau67557/
Espo67400/
Yepa67384/
Epea67341/
Gepa67338/
Epaa67197/
Epay67139/
Epai67135/
Espí6787/
Epha6776/
Gespach6736/
Jîpa6732/
Jepo6724/
Jespher6714/
Gespass6710/
Jeisper679/
Yesphat675/
Jhephah673/
Jeasper672/
Iepa672/
Jeatpat671/
Jetpaat671/
Jihepay671/
Epaj671/
Espò671/
Djeipha671/
Ebpa671/
Zjpa671/
Espj671/
Epga671/
Jypa671/

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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 Jespa
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