Kepena Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kepena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kepena (26) may also be a first name.
Kepena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kepena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kepena (Russian: Кепена) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kepena are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 26 people.
The last name Kepena is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Kepena is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside and North Region, where 25 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Kepena occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kepena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kepena in the Russian language | ||
| Кепена | kepena | - |
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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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- 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 Kepena
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