Kepa Surname

80,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,025 people bear this surname

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

Kepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2,8731:2,838120
India6791:1,129,69946,087
Indonesia6691:197,68218,783
Fiji2201:4,065748
Lesotho1971:10,3182,352
Tanzania1781:297,42523,042
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Slovenia1341:18,5654,248
Poland1061:358,57340,095
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
England791:705,29239,851
Australia551:490,83137,357
France531:1,253,259128,888
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Austria191:448,18144,644
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway91:571,36544,190
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Albania51:582,81119,572
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
China21:683,660,78330,601
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kepa (4,327) may also be a first name.

Kepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kepa (Hindi: केपा, Marathi: केपा, Oriya: େକପା, Russian: Кепа, Tibetan: སྐྱིད་པ།) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kepa is the 80,765th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,209,551 people. The last name Kepa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Kepa are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 105,101st most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 4,327 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2,873 people, or 1 in 2,838. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 22 percent are found, Chimbu, where 16 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Kepa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kepa surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kepa surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kepa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.03% less than the national average, earning 221,380 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.79% less than the national average, earning R 147,828 per year; in United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $59,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kepha892,856/
Keepa89406/
Keppa89354/
Kaepa89219/
Kepai89116/
Kepaa8980/
Keipa8968/
Kepea8950/
Kiepa8948/
Kepau8939/
Kepah8934/
Koepa8934/
Kepay8918/
Keupa8914/
Keapa8913/
Kepga8910/
Khepa895/
Kebpa895/
Kepoa893/
Kepfa890/
Kepaya80370/
Keipau8066/
Kiepea8033/
Keipoa8020/
Kepeňa8015/
Keppah8013/
Keapau8013/
Kespai8013/
Koepai807/
Ketpat805/
Keepaa803/
Kheppa802/
Khepha802/
Keapea802/
Ketpad802/
Kepasz801/
Keppad801/
Keapah801/
Koepay801/
Keepap801/
Keupau801/
Kepaia801/
Kepoha801/
Keepai801/
Keepay801/
Kehpas801/
Kkaepa801/
Koepha801/
Khepat801/
Keapai801/
Kieppa801/
Koeppa800/
Keipha800/
Keepha800/
Kapa7525,784/
Kopa7512,247/
Kipa7510,291/
Kepi752,979/
Cepa752,474/
Kepe752,268/
Kepo751,873/
Kypa75415/
Qepa7588/
Kepy7546/
Käpa7536/
Kjpa751/
Khoepah7313/
Keypash739/
Keaphai738/
Ketphat736/
Khephat735/
Kaepaha734/
Koephai734/
Ketpath732/
Ketphap732/
Keipash732/
Keupaah731/
Keeppat731/
Kephaya731/
Kepaish731/
Kedpeat731/
Keppeas730/
Kephash730/
Kaipa6713,022/
Kappa674,685/
Chepa673,796/
Koppa672,606/
Keipo672,204/
Kuipa671,920/
Kapai671,779/
Ceapa671,552/
Kapay671,127/
Kiepe67927/
Koipa67833/
Kaapa67696/
Kapha67511/
Ceppa67467/
Kapau67435/
Kipai67434/
Kipau67365/
Keppe67360/
Keppy67345/
Kopay67286/
Kippa67239/
Keapo67215/
Kopai67200/
Keppi67197/
Keape67186/
Kopea67182/
Kipaa67182/
Khipa67181/
Kiopa67175/
Keppo67162/
Khapa67158/
Keipi67138/
Kapah67137/
Kopah67120/
Kapea67118/
Kopha67113/
Kepiç67102/
Kepui67100/
Keepe6799/
Kepeu6783/
Caepa6782/
Kepoo6779/
Khepi6777/
Kiepo6777/
Kaypa6774/
Keipe6769/
Keepi6763/
Kepie6758/
Keapi6752/
Khopa6747/
Kepou6745/
Kapaa6741/
Cepha6740/
Kepeš6736/
Kepio6734/
Kephe6731/
Keupe6728/
Kahpa6728/
Cejpa6727/
Kcapa6727/
Kepod6726/
Kyppa6725/
Kyopa6724/
Kipah6721/
Khepe6721/
Kopaa6720/
Kepee6720/
Kipay6718/
Käppa6716/
Kepoi6716/
Keupi6715/
Kepei6714/
Kepoh6710/
Kabpa6710/
Ceipa679/
Kkapa679/
Kaepo677/
Kobpa677/
Kopau676/
Cepea676/
Kipha675/
Kcopa674/
Kepeh674/
Kespy674/
Ketpi674/
Khypa673/
Kapfa673/
Kopfa672/
Kephi672/
Cepai672/
Cepaj672/
Kepyp672/
Kebpo672/
Köppa672/
Kepfo671/
Kepyč671/
Kipoa671/
Kypaa671/
Cepah671/
Keupo671/
Kepys671/
Kepgo671/
Kepih671/
Kepij671/
Kidpa671/
Kajpa671/
Kipga671/
Kihpa671/
Kkopa671/
Koepo671/
Kypai671/
Quepa671/
Cepau671/
Kephy671/
Kqopa671/
Kepho671/
Kepyt671/
Keepy670/
Kedpadts670/

Kepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepa in the Oriya language
େକପାekapa-
Kepa in the Marathi language
केपाkepa-
Kepa in the Hindi language
केपाkepa85.71
क़पाqapa14.29
Kepa in the Tibetan language
སྐྱིད་པ།kyipa60
སྐྱིད་པ་kyipa40
Kepa in the Russian language
Кепаkepa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kepa
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