Lepowa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lepowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lepowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lepowa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepowa? popularity and diffusion

Lepowa is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lepowa are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Lepowa is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Other than South Africa Lepowa occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepow91376/
Leowa9127/
Lepawa83257/
Lebowa83160/
Lejowa83102/
Lipowa8382/
Lopowa8381/
Lepova8373/
Leepow8337/
Leipow8322/
Leaowa8314/
Lepoba836/
Lapowa833/
Lepowo831/
Lezowa831/
Lepawah7722/
Lephoba774/
Lepoova774/
Lepouba772/
Lepaswa772/
Lechowa771/
Leitowa771/
Lepowoh771/
Lyowa73539/
Lipow73191/
Leova73100/
Lepov7349/
Lepaw736/
Lepof732/
Lepob731/
Lippoway718/
Letshowa711/
Lea6747,342/
Loa679,955/
Lipova671,565/
Lep671,560/
Lypova671,014/
Lapova67744/
Lapawa67110/
Libowa6797/
Lepová6759/
Lepoff6751/
Luyowa6746/
Lopova6730/
Lepauw6729/
Lebova6725/
Loyowa6721/
Lippow6719/
Lopawa6719/
Lopowo6715/
Lipawa6710/
Layowa676/
Lihowa671/
Leipaw671/
Leyova671/
Lihpow671/
Lybowa671/
Lidowa671/
Lepawo671/

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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 Lepowa
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