Kepit Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kepit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kepit (44) may also be a first name.
Kepit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kepit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kepit is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kepit is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Kepit reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kepit is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 50 percent reside, West Sepik, where 32 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kepit occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepite | 91 | 47 | / |
| Khepit | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kespite | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keppist | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kapit | 80 | 469 | / |
| Kopit | 80 | 330 | / |
| Kepet | 80 | 111 | / |
| Kipit | 80 | 76 | / |
| Kepid | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kepyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipoit | 73 | 99 | / |
| Koppit | 73 | 90 | / |
| Kepets | 73 | 54 | / |
| Ketpet | 73 | 37 | / |
| Kopuit | 73 | 23 | / |
| Khapit | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kedpet | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaipit | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kopiet | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kepyts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quepit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kephet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapitt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kipite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaepet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keiphithe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kappitt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kedphet | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kippist | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kapaith | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koppiet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kepetch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kedpeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheupet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketpeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kipithe | 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 Kepit
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