Kepe Surname

186,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7591:71,3808,895
Papua New Guinea5981:13,6351,276
Slovenia2051:12,1352,900
Turkey1781:437,19925,899
Hungary1131:86,8708,621
Lesotho941:21,6234,480
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Latvia301:68,33510,134
Austria291:293,63633,260
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Képe (95) & Képé (1) are calculated separately.

Kepe (653) may also be a first name.

Kepe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kepe (Marathi: केपे, Oriya: େକେପ, Russian: Кепе) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Képe or Képé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,661st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,213,204 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Kepe reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kepe is also the 324,981st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 653 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 71,380. In South Africa Kepe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Slovenia, where 9 percent reside.

Kepe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kepe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kepe last name rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kepe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kepe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning R 148,440 per year and in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Képe9295/
Kiepe89927/
Keppe89360/
Koepe89337/
Keape89186/
Keepe8999/
Kepeu8983/
Keipe8969/
Kepie8958/
Kepea8950/
Kepeš8936/
Kephe8931/
Keupe8928/
Khepe8921/
Kepee8920/
Kepei8914/
Kaepe898/
Kepeh894/
Kep864,295/
Képé831/
Koeppe801,694/
Keupeu80470/
Keppie80401/
Kepfer80273/
Keepes80203/
Khephe80161/
Keppes8095/
Kepets8054/
Kepfeu8050/
Keipes8047/
Kepecz8040/
Ketpet8037/
Keippe8036/
Kiepea8033/
Kepesz8021/
Kieppe8017/
Kepeňa8015/
Kaeppe8013/
Keppeh8011/
Kiepee8010/
Kheppe809/
Keepei805/
Kephei805/
Kepeer804/
Keiphe804/
Khoepe804/
Kheepe804/
Koephe804/
Keperh803/
Keepee803/
Kedpet803/
Keppey802/
Kiepie802/
Keepie802/
Keapea802/
Ketpej802/
Koepfe801/
Kehpei801/
Keipei801/
Kejper801/
Kephey801/
Kkespe801/
Keespe801/
Keepey801/
Kepeeh801/
Kedpey801/
Kepheu801/
Keypee801/
Keypie801/
Kepees801/
Kepped800/
Keeppe800/
Kape756,798/
Cepe756,258/
Kope756,117/
Kepa756,025/
Keep755,149/
Kepi752,979/
Kiep751,993/
Kepp751,429/
Kipe751,234/
Keup751,170/
Keip751,124/
Keap75684/
Keeb75166/
Köpe75127/
Kepy7546/
Kepf7536/
Khep7517/
Kype759/
Keyp754/
Kepz754/
Keph753/
Kehp752/
Kkep752/
Qepe751/
Ckep751/
Gkep751/
Kjpe751/
Kcep751/
Kebp751/
Keipper73224/
Keepper73148/
Kiepeeh7391/
Keepfer7374/
Kedphet7311/
Kespech735/
K'Hephe734/
Kepetch733/
Keepeer733/
Ketpech733/
Keupeuh731/
D'Kepes731/
Kieppie731/
Ketpeth731/
Ketphee731/
Keypper731/
Keisper731/
Kedpeat731/
Keiphes730/
Keppeas730/
Keipfer730/
Koppe678,098/
Köppe675,076/
Khope673,290/
Kappe673,144/
Kepha672,856/
Chepe672,674/
Kapeu671,436/
Khape671,361/
Köper67900/
Kiope67880/
Képes67867/
Kapei67745/
Keupp67515/
Kippe67487/
Keepa67406/
Keppa67354/
Keppy67345/
Kopeh67327/
Cephe67320/
Keipp67211/
Keppi67197/
Kopea67182/
Kopei67156/
Keijsper67152/
Keipi67138/
Kopey67125/
Kipei67119/
Kapea67118/
Kaipe67117/
Kepai67116/
Kepiç67102/
Kepui67100/
Ketpetch6786/
Kapeh6784/
Ceppe6782/
Kepaa6780/
Khepi6777/
Keipa6768/
Keepi6763/
Képeš6761/
Kopee6759/
Kýpeť6758/
Keapi6752/
Kiepa6748/
Kaape6745/
Kapee6742/
Koepi6742/
Kuipe6739/
Kepeňová6735/
Kepio6734/
Kepps6732/
Quepe6730/
Kypet6728/
Käppe6724/
Koipe6723/
Kepay6718/
Kohpe6716/
Kepoi6716/
Keupi6715/
Keapa6713/
Kapey6712/
Hcepe6711/
Ceipe6710/
Keiph679/
Keebz679/
Ketphech679/
Kopeň678/
Kyope678/
Cepea676/
Kipee676/
Khepa675/
Koype675/
Keheb675/
Kebpa675/
Kespy674/
Kipeu674/
Kypeť674/
Kyspe674/
Ketpi674/
Kaepi673/
Kepoa673/
Kípeť673/
Kepph673/
Kephi672/
Kiepp672/
Kheeb672/
Kipeť672/
Kepss672/
Kepyp672/
Kespetch672/
Kaype672/
Khepp671/
Keitp671/
Keeph671/
Kahpe671/
Kheipets671/
Kepyč671/
Khype671/
Kieph671/
Kojpe671/
Ceepe671/
Keepp671/
Kipeh671/
Hkope671/
Kepsh671/
Kepys671/
Kepih671/
Kepij671/
Kehzp671/
Kiebp671/
Kapeî671/
Kapeï671/
Köpez671/
Qepie671/
Kephy671/
Khiep671/
Gcepe671/
Kepyt671/
Ketpheeh671/
Kheaphet671/
Keadphed671/
Kedpetch671/
Keejb671/
Kepfa670/
Keapf670/
Keepy670/
Keapp670/
Kepch670/

Kepe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepe in the Oriya language
େକେପekepa-
Kepe in the Marathi language
केपेkepe80
कॅपेkepe20
Kepe in the Russian language
Кепеkepe-

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