Nepau Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nepau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nepau (17) may also be a first name.
Nepau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nepau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nepau (Hindi: नेपाऊ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nepau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nepau is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Nepau live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nepau is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Nepau occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nepau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nepau in the Hindi language | ||
| नेपाऊ | nepa'u | - |
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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 Nepau
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