Nanepa Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nanepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nanepa (34) may also be a first name.

Nanepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanepa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nanepa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanepa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. Nanepa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nanepa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The surname Nanepa is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanepai9216/
Naneppa927/
Nanaepa923/
Nganepa921/
Nanapa83119/
Nanopa8357/
Nanipa8350/
Nonepa836/
Nanepe832/
Nenepa831/
Nanapay779/
Nanappa779/
Nannapa776/
Nainapa774/
Nanippa774/
Nanipai773/
Nanipah772/
Nanyopa771/
Nahnepo771/
Naniepo771/
Nainipa771/
Nainopa771/
Nannappa7118/
Nainappa7112/
Nanaphai711/
Nanneepo711/
Nanapo6794/
Nonopa6749/
Nenipa6722/
Nanipi674/
Nonipa673/
Nenapa673/
Nanipo672/
Nanipe672/
Nonapa671/
Nenepo671/

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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 Nanepa
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