Kepo Surname

218,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea8861:9,203741
Uganda7281:53,6256,397
Ivory Coast801:288,39010,979
Solomon Islands441:13,1822,418
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
India371:20,731,497300,213
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kepo (1,664) may also be a first name.

Kepo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kepo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kepo (Marathi: केपो) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepo? popularity and diffusion

Kepo is the 218,646th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,890,841 people. The surname Kepo occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kepo live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kepo is also the 188,778th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 1,664 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 9,203. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 23 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 23 percent live and Enga, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kepo occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.

Kepo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kepo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kepo last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keipo892,204/
Keapo89215/
Keppo89162/
Kepoo8979/
Kiepo8977/
Kepou8945/
Kepod8926/
Kepoi8916/
Kepoh8910/
Kaepo897/
Kepoa893/
Kebpo892/
Kepfo891/
Keupo891/
Kepgo891/
Koepo891/
Kepho891/
Keipoa8020/
Kieppo8012/
Keppoh806/
Kephou804/
Khepho804/
Ketpoo803/
Kaepho802/
Kehpoi801/
Keupou801/
Keppou801/
Kepoha801/
Kehpou801/
Keipoh801/
Kiepou801/
Koepou801/
Keepoh801/
Kespoo801/
Kapo7510,475/
Kepa756,025/
Kopo752,001/
Kipo751,872/
Cepo75120/
Köpo75107/
Ketphop731/
Ketphot731/
Keadpoo731/
Kedphoo731/
Keephot731/
Keipots730/
Kepha672,856/
Kapoo672,308/
Kapoh671,971/
Cepoi671,946/
Kappo671,174/
Kipoy671,156/
Kipoi67645/
Kaipo67486/
Keepa67406/
Kitpo67392/
Chepo67385/
Keppa67354/
Kapoi67294/
Kapoy67276/
Ceppo67270/
Kapfo67260/
Kippo67246/
Kaepa67219/
Kypot67186/
Koppo67111/
Kipoh67103/
Kepeu6783/
Kepaa6780/
Keipa6768/
Kuipo6759/
Kipoz6755/
Koipo6755/
Kopoi6750/
Kiepa6748/
Kepah6734/
Koepa6734/
Khopo6731/
Kopoh6726/
Kapoj6724/
Quepo6723/
Kaapo6723/
Kyopo6721/
Kapho6716/
Kipoo6716/
Kiopo6715/
Kaypo6714/
Keupa6714/
Keapa6713/
Kobpo6712/
Khipo6712/
Kepga6710/
Khapo678/
Kipou678/
Ceepo676/
Khepa675/
Kopho675/
Kebpa675/
Kipho674/
Kojpo673/
Kibpo673/
Kijpo673/
Kohpo672/
Cepoy672/
Kipuo672/
Kipoa671/
Kapuo671/
Cepou671/
K'Opo671/
Kéipo671/
Kyppo671/
Ketphoch671/
Kepfa670/
Ceapo670/

Kepo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepo in the Marathi language
केपोkepo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kepo
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