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
The surname Kepena (Russian: Кепена) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kepena occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Kepena live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kepena is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 26 people.
Kepena is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Kepena is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside and North Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found 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
- 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 Kepena
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