Lepca Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Lepca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal7881:36,1431,282
India201:38,353,269431,471
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Lepca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lepca has its highest incidence in Nepal. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lepca.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepca? popularity and diffusion

Lepca is the 421,746th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Lepca are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 788 people, or 1 in 36,143. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Mechi, where 86 percent reside, Bagmati, where 9 percent reside and Koshi, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nepal this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepcha9191,761/
Lephca9118/
Lepcah9115/
Lepcia917/
Lepcza911/
Lepcsa911/
Lepcea911/
Lepchha833/
Leppcha833/
Leapcha831/
Llepcha831/
Lepchea831/
Lapca802,815/
Lepka801,756/
Lepsa80303/
Lipca80107/
Levca8024/
Lepco803/
Lopca803/
Lebca801/
Lypca801/
Lepja801/
Lepkai7353/
Lepcio7343/
Hlepco7329/
Lepchi7326/
Lipcha7323/
Hlevca7312/
Liepka7310/
Leibca738/
Lepcke738/
Lipcea733/
Lebcha733/
Lepsau733/
Lepchy732/
Lepkah732/
Hlipca732/
Lebcas731/
Lipcia731/
Leupka731/
Lepche731/
Lepkea731/
Lepsea731/
Lepdja731/
Levcka731/
Leppka731/
Leepka730/
Leapka730/
Loepka730/
Lipcajt6716/
Lipcsay674/
Lepchei673/
Laipcha673/
Lepckes671/
Leptchi671/
Lehepka671/
Lebchaa671/
Leibcap670/

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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 Lepca
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