Lepawa Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Lepawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 255 | 1:81,447 | 9,959 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Lepawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lepawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lepawa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lepawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lepawa is the 996,001st most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Lepawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lepawa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Lepawa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 81,447. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 59 percent are found, Centre Region, where 19 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lepawah | 92 | 22 | / |
| Lepaswa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lepheawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lephaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lapawa | 83 | 110 | / |
| Lopawa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Lipawa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Lepowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lepawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lepawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lepaeva | 77 | 180 | / |
| Lapaewa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lepawit | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lephewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liepava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lepatva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laipawat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lapava | 67 | 523 | / |
| Lipawo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Lipawe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Lipowa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Lopowa | 67 | 81 | / |
| Lipewa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lepova | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lipava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lepoba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lipawi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lepave | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lopewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lapowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lepowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lepavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lepowo | 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
- 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 Lepawa
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