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 last name Kepena (Russian: Кепена) occurs most in Cameroon. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kepena is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Kepena reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 26 people.
Kepena is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside and North Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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