Napese Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Napese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Napese Last Name Facts

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

Napese occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napese? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Napese are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent reside, Turkana County, where 33 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Napese Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napes9141/
Ngapesie861/
Napase83115/
Naypes8355/
Napesa8353/
Naipes8350/
Napess8328/
Napesi8321/
Nappes8312/
Napies8310/
Napise8310/
Naspes839/
Napees837/
Napeas834/
Napets833/
Napesh832/
Napose832/
Naphes830/
Nappies77132/
Napheys7718/
Napiesa7712/
Napheus779/
Napesis777/
Napeshi774/
Napeeze774/
Nappase773/
Napessa771/
Naipesi771/
Napeesh771/
Napesci771/
Napesha771/
Napasse771/
Napises771/
Nopeshe771/
Naphies770/
Napis731,678/
Nopes73100/
Napex731/
Napez731/
Nhaposse7136/
Nopheshe717/
Nopetshe712/
Ngapessi711/
Napetshi711/
Noupesie711/
Naphis67962/
Neypes67950/
Napisa67663/
Napech67635/
Nappez67416/
Napais67200/
Nopece6781/
Noppes6767/
Napasi6758/
Napish6750/
Naphys6742/
Nopies6725/
Ñapece6723/
Napeza6718/
Napisi6718/
Nospes6714/
Neipes678/
Naypis678/
Napoze678/
Nepase677/
Nopesa676/
Nophetshe676/
Naipis676/
Nahpis673/
Nazpez672/
Nappis671/
Nopeis671/
Nopise671/
Nopose671/
Napios671/
Napace671/
Nopeus670/
Nepose670/
Napice670/

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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 Napese
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