Lepesa Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

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

Lepesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Ukraine621:734,23775,898
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Lepeša (1) are calculated separately.

Lepesa (12) may also be a first name.

Lepesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lepesa (Oriya: େଲେପସା, Russian: Лепеса) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant: Lepeša. For other potential spellings of Lepesa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepesa? popularity and diffusion

Lepesa is the 1,168,344th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Lepesa are found; 42 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 118,170. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 24 percent live.

Lepesa Last Name Statistics demography

Lepesa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning R 269,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepeša941/
Lepesha92219/
Lepessa921/
Leapesa921/
Lepiesza8669/
Lepiesha861/
Lipesa83555/
Leposa83448/
Lapesa83254/
Lepasa83153/
Lopesa8380/
Lepisa8357/
Lepysa8325/
Lepeja8320/
Lypesa837/
Lepeca834/
Lepexa832/
Lepeso831/
Lepeza831/
Lephosa77398/
Lepessi77348/
Lepesyi77193/
Lepesić7769/
Lepesis7768/
Leposha7763/
Lepasha7739/
Lepeiza7729/
Lepesho7727/
Laepasa7725/
Lepesei7720/
Lepecha7713/
Lephese7711/
Lepheza779/
Lepesey778/
Lepetsi776/
Lapeisa774/
Liepasa773/
Lopezsa772/
Lopessa772/
Lopesha772/
Lepetja771/
Lopesay771/
Lepossa771/
Lepeisi771/
Lapesha771/
Lapaesa771/
Lepesio771/
Leapeso771/
Lepeshi771/
Lepissa771/
Lepetsos7191/
Lepieszo7175/
Lepiejza7148/
Lepetsou7125/
Lephosha718/
Lepiejża718/
Lepitsas714/
Lepyosha711/
Lapiesza711/
Lepessot711/
Lephasha711/
Leposo671,387/
Lipasa671,133/
Lapasa67931/
Laposa67741/
Liposa67451/
Lepoša67284/
Lapisa6794/
Lapeza6790/
Lopasa6765/
Lipese6764/
Lopeza6764/
Lipisa6757/
Lepeco6738/
Lepisi6737/
Lipesi6721/
Lipeso6721/
Lepeci6719/
Lypysa6717/
Lopisa6714/
Lepice6711/
Lopeso679/
Lepaso678/
Lepize675/
Loposa671/
Lepezo671/
Lepeze671/
Lepoza671/
Lepazo671/
Lepica671/
Lepezi671/

Lepesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lepesa in the Oriya language
େଲେପସାelepasa-
Lepesa in the Russian language
Лепесаlepesa-

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Footnotes

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