Kepau Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Kepau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kepau (18) may also be a first name.

Kepau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kepau is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kepau is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Kepau reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

The surname Kepau is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Kepau is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 59 percent reside, West Sepik, where 16 percent reside and West New Britain, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keipau9166/
Keapau9113/
Keupau911/
Kepaju911/
Kepa896,025/
Kepu89912/
Kepha802,856/
Kapau80435/
Keepa80406/
Kipau80365/
Keppa80354/
Kaepa80219/
Kepae80133/
Kepai80116/
Kepui80100/
Keapu80100/
Kepeu8083/
Kepaa8080/
Keipa8068/
Kepea8050/
Kiepa8048/
Kepou8045/
Kepah8034/
Koepa8034/
Khepu8024/
Keipu8019/
Kepay8018/
Kaepu8014/
Keupa8014/
Keapa8013/
Kephu8012/
Kepga8010/
Kiepu808/
Kopau806/
Khepa805/
Kedpu805/
Keppu805/
Kebpa805/
Kepue803/
Kepuh803/
Kepoa803/
Kepud801/
Cepau801/
Kepfa800/
Kepfu800/
Keupeu73470/
Kepaya73370/
Kapayu73206/
Kapahu7383/
Kepfeu7350/
Khephu7345/
Kiepea7333/
Kepoue7321/
Keipoa7320/
Ketphu7315/
Kepeňa7315/
Kepeya7314/
Keppah7313/
Kespai7313/
Koipau7311/
Khopau7310/
Ketput738/
Kopaju737/
Kaipau737/
Koepai737/
Chepau737/
Kepaye735/
Ketpat735/
Kepuja734/
Kepeyu734/
Kephou734/
Keepaa733/
Kepoya733/
Kepuch732/
Kheppa732/
Khepha732/
Keipus732/
Keapea732/
Ketpad732/
Kedphu732/
Kebput732/
Kepasz731/
Kepgea731/
Keppad731/
Keapah731/
Koepay731/
Keepap731/
Keypus731/
Keupou731/
Keppou731/
Kepyia731/
Kepaia731/
Kepaie731/
Kepawe731/
Kepeua731/
Kepheu731/
Kepoha731/
Kepoia731/
Keepai731/
Keepay731/
Kehpas731/
Kehpou731/
Kiepou731/
Kiopau731/
Kkaepa731/
Koepha731/
Koepou731/
Kaephu731/
Ketpud731/
Khepat731/
Keapai731/
Keeput731/
Kieppa731/
Koeppa730/
Keepup730/
Keipha730/
Keepha730/
Kapa6725,784/
Kopa6712,247/
Kipa6710,291/
Kapu6710,223/
Cepa672,474/
Kipu67879/
Kopu67451/
Kypa67415/
Qepa6788/
Kypu6773/
Qepu6753/
Keupeya6741/
Käpa6736/
Keupoya6719/
Cepu6715/
Khoepah6713/
Kiepoue6713/
Kiepaya6710/
Keypash679/
Ketphut679/
Keaphai678/
Keupaia677/
Kaepaya677/
Kiphaut676/
Ketphat676/
Khephat675/
Keadput675/
Kaepaha674/
Koephai674/
Khiepfu673/
Ketpath672/
Ketphap672/
Keipash672/
Khepiya671/
Kepaiah671/
Keupaah671/
Keupeuh671/
Kepigia671/
Kapaaju671/
Kaphaju671/
Keeppat671/
Kjpa671/
Kephaya671/
Kepaish671/
Kedpeat671/
Keppeas670/
Kephash670/

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Footnotes

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