Kerepa Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

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

Kerepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Kerepa (72) may also be a first name.

Kerepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerepa (Oriya: େକେରପା) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerepa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Kerepa live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 72 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 47,405. In Papua New Guinea Kerepa is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 53 percent are found, Madang, where 13 percent are found and National Capital District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerepea92277/
Kierepa92212/
Kerepah922/
Kerepai922/
Kieraepa861/
Kerreppa861/
Kerepath860/
Karepa83499/
Kerepi8392/
Kerapa8388/
Korepa8372/
Kerepo8362/
Cerepa8321/
Keropa8318/
Kerepe837/
Kirepa835/
Keripa834/
Keereepat8024/
Kareppa77103/
Cherepa7756/
Kereped7741/
Kerepei7723/
Kerappa7717/
Karrepa7716/
Kerepes7712/
Karepai776/
Keraipa776/
Kierapa773/
Kiraepa773/
Karepea772/
Keurepo771/
Karepau771/
Kereapi771/
Kerepii771/
Kerepou771/
Kaerapa771/
Karaepa771/
Kiriepa771/
Kerepey771/
Kereper770/
Keereephat7512/
Karreppa71162/
Quereapa718/
Kareappa713/
Keerappa713/
Kareepay713/
Keereepatch711/
Kerepech711/
Cerepaha711/
Kerespes711/
Karapa671,436/
Koropa67768/
Kirapa67406/
Karipa67240/
Carepa67172/
Karopa6794/
Keereepet6793/
Ceripa6780/
Kirepe6751/
Keripe6750/
Koripa6740/
Korapa6733/
Cerepi6724/
Karepo6723/
Kiripa6718/
Kiropa6717/
Kirepi6710/
Keropo676/
Keripo673/
Cirepa673/
Cerepe672/
Kereszpes671/
Korypa671/
Kerypy671/
Korepo671/
Corepa671/
Kereephet671/
Keereeper671/
Keereepop671/

Kerepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerepa in the Oriya language
େକେରପାekerapa-

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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
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  • 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 Kerepa
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