Naponu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Naponu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Naponu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Naponu (76) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Naponu Demographics

Naponu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Naponu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naponu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naponu? popularity and diffusion

Naponu is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Naponu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naponu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Naponu is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 76 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Naponu is most common in: Kajiado County, where 44 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 44 percent are found and Marsabit County, where 11 percent are found.

Naponu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Naponu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napanu8314/
Napenu831/
Ngapounou801/
Napungu774/
Najpanu771/
Naphungu711/
Nepenu671/
Nopungu6212/
Napanoo621/
Noppanu621/
Nophungu5730/
Nophanud571/
Nephenou571/
Ngopanou571/
Noppanut571/
Noopannuy531/
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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 Naponu
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