Lepapa Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lepapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7081:65,2266,277
Tanzania1571:337,20825,147
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lepapa (1,312) may also be a first name.

Lepapa Last Name Facts

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

Lepapa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepapa? popularity and diffusion

Lepapa is the 390,071st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,025,932 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lepapa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lepapa is also the 217,076th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 1,312 people.

Lepapa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 708 people, or 1 in 65,226. In Kenya Lepapa is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 56 percent live, Narok County, where 42 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Lesotho, where 3 percent live.

Lepapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lepapa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lepapa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.95% less than the national average, earning R 54,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laepapa9229/
Liepapa927/
Leepapha861/
Lepaphap861/
Lepape831,128/
Lipapa83515/
Lopapa83269/
Lapapa83183/
Lepepa8317/
Lepapi835/
Lepopa831/
Lapappa7755/
Lipappa777/
Loppapa775/
Lepaspi772/
Lhapapa771/
Lepoupa771/
Lepapis771/
Lephapi771/
Liphapa771/
Lepaspo771/
Lohpapa771/
Lephauphau7516/
Lappappa7113/
Lipepa6768/
Lipape6733/
Lapepa674/
Lipapo673/
Lepopo672/
Lipapi671/
Lepope670/

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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 Lepapa
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