Kepeni Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Kepeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kepeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kepeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kepeni occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepeni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Kepeni reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western, where 65 percent are found and West Sepik, where 35 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepenis | 92 | 35 | / |
| Khepeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kepenei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kepengi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keapeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khepheni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keppegni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapeni | 83 | 2,081 | / |
| Kepani | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kopeni | 83 | 49 | / |
| Kipeni | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kepini | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kepena | 83 | 8 | / |
| Keponi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kepene | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chepeni | 77 | 160 | / |
| Kapheni | 77 | 157 | / |
| Kheponi | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kipenis | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kapfeni | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kepenge | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kepenes | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kepener | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kepinoi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kipenyi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kepeneš | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kipaeni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kepfene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kephani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kipenei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kepenet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khapeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quepeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kipheni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keppene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapenhij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kespener | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kepenytė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapini | 67 | 2,652 | / |
| Kopani | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Kapani | 67 | 1,391 | / |
| Kapene | 67 | 474 | / |
| Kaponi | 67 | 334 | / |
| Kopini | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kipene | 67 | 95 | / |
| Koponi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kipena | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kopeny | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kipini | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kipani | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kepone | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kypena | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kepane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kepynh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kapenj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiponi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kopene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Copeni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kepine | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kepeni
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