Kep Surname
Approximately 4,295 people bear this surname
Kep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2,264 | 1:3,601 | 178 |
| Indonesia | 1,513 | 1:87,409 | 9,160 |
| Turkey | 239 | 1:325,613 | 20,914 |
| Slovenia | 55 | 1:45,230 | 7,852 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Cambodia | 23 | 1:673,354 | 4,690 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Kep (1,859) may also be a first name.
Kep Demographics
Kep Political Affiliation
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Kep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kep (Hindi: केपी, Tibetan: སྐྱིབ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kep? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,390th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,696,751 people. The surname Kep is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kep are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 176,637th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,859 people.
Kep is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2,264 people, or 1 in 3,601. In Papua New Guinea Kep is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 51 percent live, Enga, where 20 percent live and Western Highlands, where 10 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Kep occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Turkey, where 6 percent live.
Kep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kep has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kep surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kep Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kep last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Kep earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.58% more than the national average, earning $54,620 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 86 | 5,149 | / |
| Kepe | 86 | 2,268 | / |
| Kiep | 86 | 1,993 | / |
| Kepp | 86 | 1,429 | / |
| Keup | 86 | 1,170 | / |
| Keip | 86 | 1,124 | / |
| Keap | 86 | 684 | / |
| Kepf | 86 | 36 | / |
| Khep | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kepz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Keyp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Keph | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kkep | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kehp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kebp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gkep | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kcep | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckep | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keupp | 75 | 515 | / |
| Keppe | 75 | 360 | / |
| Keipp | 75 | 211 | / |
| Keape | 75 | 186 | / |
| Keepe | 75 | 99 | / |
| Keipe | 75 | 69 | / |
| Kepps | 75 | 32 | / |
| Kephe | 75 | 31 | / |
| Khepe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Keiph | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kepph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kiepp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kepss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keitp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kepsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehzp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keepp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiebp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khiep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keeph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khepp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kieph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keapf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keapp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kepch | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kip | 67 | 6,391 | / |
| Keb | 67 | 5,662 | / |
| Cep | 67 | 1,696 | / |
| Khephe | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kepova | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kepowa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kyp | 67 | 60 | / |
| Keippe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kepsch | 67 | 34 | / |
| Khezpz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kjp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kheppe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kepová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qep | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keiphe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheepe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uamkep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keppss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkespe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keespe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Käp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keipps | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keeppe | 67 | 0 | / |
Kep Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kep in the Hindi language | ||
| केपी | kepi | 44 |
| केप | kepa | 44 |
| के॰पी॰ | kepi | 8 |
| के॰पी | kepi | 4 |
| Kep in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྐྱིབ | kyib | 33.33 |
| སྐྱིདཔ་ | kyidpa | 33.33 |
| སྐེབ་ | keb | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Kep
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