Kepem Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kepem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kepem (11) may also be a first name.

Kepem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kepem occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepem? popularity and diffusion

Kepem is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kepem live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Kepem is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kepiem915/
Kepeame835/
Koeppem831/
Kapem8029/
Kopem8013/
Kipem804/
Cepem801/
Kepim801/
Kopeam7312/
Ketpim735/
Koppem733/
Kipgem733/
Kipeme732/
Kappem732/
Kapiem732/
Kipiem731/
Kapeem731/
Köppem731/
Kapehm731/
Keppim730/
Khapeem671/
Ketphim671/
Khaipem671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kepem
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