Nepe Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Nepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1731:47,1315,852
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Ivory Coast1261:183,1058,078
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Australia411:658,43245,385
Liberia281:157,44811,209
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nepe (644) may also be a first name.

Nepe Last Name Facts

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

Nepe (Hindi: नेपे, Marathi: नेपे) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,770th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Nepe are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nepe is also the 327,600th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 644 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 47,131. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 38 percent live, Enga, where 14 percent live and West New Britain, where 9 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live.

Nepe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nepe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nepe surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niepe89214/
Neepe89199/
Nepes8997/
Neppe8989/
Neper8981/
Gnepe8981/
Nepez8959/
Ngepe8955/
Naepe8941/
Nepeh8928/
Noepe8923/
Nepet8910/
Nepea897/
Nephe894/
Neipe894/
Nepei892/
Nepey891/
Nepep891/
Neape890/
Nep862,215/
Ngeppe80992/
Neypes80950/
Nepper80899/
Nesper80748/
Neeper80693/
Neiper8061/
Neppes8034/
Nepfer8033/
Nhepes8020/
Naepea8016/
Nieppe809/
Neipes808/
Neypez804/
Ngnepe803/
Neppei802/
Neepes801/
Noephe801/
Neapei801/
Niepeh801/
Neapeh801/
Neapea801/
Neppee801/
Neipez801/
Nepieh801/
Neupei801/
Neupeu801/
Netpet801/
Niepie801/
Gnepep801/
Gnepet801/
Noeppe801/
Neaper800/
Nephie800/
Nepher800/
Neppie800/
Nepa7514,038/
Nape755,405/
Neeb754,208/
Nope753,036/
Nepi75734/
Nepp75603/
Neep75401/
Nipe75345/
Nepf75162/
Neph75161/
Nhep75149/
Neps75126/
Neap75118/
Hnep7580/
Neev7572/
Nepy7554/
Ngep7553/
Neup7520/
Niep7516/
Gnep7515/
Neip757/
Nept756/
Nype756/
Nepz752/
Nejp752/
Nnep752/
Nesp751/
Nhpe751/
Nehp751/
Șnep751/
Nepj751/
Nezp751/
Gnepper73142/
Neipper738/
Neszper737/
Nephesh733/
Nespech733/
Gnedper731/
Ngnepep731/
Ngeephe731/
Neipher730/
Neppett730/
Noppe672,578/
Nhiep67705/
Nappe67570/
Nippe67430/
Neipp67318/
Niepa67302/
Niper67262/
Ngipe67198/
Napeh67163/
Nepay67144/
Nepyp67122/
Gnepf67121/
Nipes67108/
Nepis67101/
Naape6795/
Napee6792/
Naipe6791/
Neppi6788/
Hnepa6784/
Nhepa6770/
Nhope6769/
Nyope6769/
Nephi6760/
Gnipe6753/
Naype6751/
Nepyt6736/
Noipe6734/
Ngepi6733/
Nipeh6733/
Napei6732/
Nepås6730/
Napey6728/
Neepa6728/
Nepai6723/
Nespi6722/
Nhype6722/
Napeu6718/
Nephy6716/
Neeps6716/
Gnepp6714/
Nepip6713/
Nipey6713/
Naepi6712/
Neppy6712/
Gnepi6712/
Nopei6712/
Nepit6711/
Neppa6710/
Nepps6710/
Niepp6710/
Nepih679/
Nepesowa679/
Hneev678/
Nopee677/
Nopey677/
Neebh677/
Nepfa677/
Nheap676/
Nhipe676/
Napea676/
Neapa675/
Nepaa674/
Nepio674/
Niope674/
Nopea674/
Nahpe674/
Hneeb674/
Ngeep674/
Neipa673/
Nuipe673/
Neapi673/
Nipei673/
Nheup672/
Nypes672/
Gnepy672/
Neschper672/
Ngeeb672/
Nepha672/
Nispe672/
Nedpi671/
Neepi671/
Neesp671/
Nettp671/
Nepaj671/
Nepiy671/
Nhept671/
Hneep671/
Néper671/
Nepeľová671/
Nepsz671/
Nepui671/
Ngepy671/
Nipea671/
Niepi671/
Ñepes671/
'Nape671/
Nejpi671/
Neebt671/
Nopeh671/
Neaps670/
Nespeher670/
Nyper670/
Nhepp670/
Neebs670/
Neips670/
Nespy670/

Nepe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nepe in the Hindi language
नेपेnepe-
Nepe in the Marathi language
नेपेnepe-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nepe
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