Kep Surname

108,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,295 people bear this surname

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

Kep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2,2641:3,601178
Indonesia1,5131:87,4099,160
Turkey2391:325,61320,914
Slovenia551:45,2307,852
United States421:8,629,975373,648
India231:33,350,669396,143
Cambodia231:673,3544,690
Austria191:448,18144,644
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kep (1,859) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keep865,149/
Kepe862,268/
Kiep861,993/
Kepp861,429/
Keup861,170/
Keip861,124/
Keap86684/
Kepf8636/
Khep8617/
Kepz864/
Keyp864/
Keph863/
Kkep862/
Kehp862/
Kebp861/
Gkep861/
Kcep861/
Ckep861/
Keupp75515/
Keppe75360/
Keipp75211/
Keape75186/
Keepe7599/
Keipe7569/
Kepps7532/
Kephe7531/
Khepe7521/
Keiph759/
Kepph753/
Kiepp752/
Kepss752/
Keitp751/
Kepsh751/
Kehzp751/
Keepp751/
Kiebp751/
Khiep751/
Keeph751/
Khepp751/
Kieph751/
Keapf750/
Keapp750/
Kepch750/
Kip676,391/
Keb675,662/
Cep671,696/
Khephe67161/
Kepova67140/
Kepowa6789/
Kyp6760/
Keippe6736/
Kepsch6734/
Khezpz6716/
Kjp6712/
Kheppe679/
Kepová677/
Qep675/
Keiphe674/
Kheepe674/
Uamkep671/
Keppss671/
Kkespe671/
Keespe671/
Käp671/
Keipps670/
Keeppe670/

Kep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kep in the Hindi language
केपीkepi44
केपkepa44
के॰पी॰kepi8
के॰पीkepi4
Kep in the Tibetan language
སྐྱིབkyib33.33
སྐྱིདཔ་kyidpa33.33
སྐེབ་keb33.33

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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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