Kepta Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Kepta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kepta (97) may also be a first name.

Kepta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kepta (Arabic: كيبتي) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kepta.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kepta live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kepta is also the 962,660th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 97 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Kepta is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 73 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and North Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Kepta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kepta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kepta surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keptea9165/
Keptah911/
Ketpta911/
Kopta801,533/
Kypta80463/
Kapta80286/
Kipta80214/
Kepti80195/
Kepte8048/
Kepto8016/
Kebta804/
Kepty803/
Cepta802/
Khopta731,218/
Kiptai73916/
Keptiğ73103/
Kaptai7351/
Kaptay7323/
Koptay7320/
Koptai7315/
Khypta7312/
Chepta739/
Khapta734/
Keptot732/
Kappta731/
Kaptha731/
Koptha731/
Keptio731/
Kepthe731/
Keptep731/
Keptis731/
Kepthy731/
Keptie731/
Kephti730/
Cheptai671,865/
Cheptea67808/
Cheptau6751/
Kyptach6730/
Kisptta676/
Kopthai674/
Cheptay673/
Kiptach671/
Keepter671/
Kaipeta671/
Kisppta671/
Keppter670/

Kepta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepta in the Arabic language
كيبتيkybty-

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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 Kepta
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