Nepean Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Nepean Surname Definition:

From nan-pean, for nan-vean, the little valley.

Nepean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3191:84,6269,797
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Nepean Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From nan-pean, for nan-vean, the little valley.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nepean Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nepean has its highest incidence in Australia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepean? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nepean is the 716,247th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. Nepean is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Nepean are found; 78 percent are found in Australasia and 78 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 84,626. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 99 percent reside and New South Wales, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Nepean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nepean has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nepean Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nepean last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Nepean earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning $54,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niepean921/
Nepan91149/
Nepgen83709/
Neipan83516/
Nepein83511/
Nepane83145/
Nephan8376/
Nepeyn8339/
Nepuen8324/
Nepang8315/
Neupan839/
Nephen837/
Niepan832/
Netpan832/
Napean831/
Nepaan831/
Nepant831/
Nepian831/
Nespan831/
Neypan831/
Nypean831/
Naepan831/
Nepain831/
Nepann831/
Nepeam831/
Gnepan831/
Nhepan831/
Netphan77165/
Netphen7738/
Nephane7726/
Naephan7723/
Nepyang7715/
Nephian775/
Neppang773/
Neaphen773/
Neepene773/
Nepiang772/
Nechpan771/
Napeyan771/
Neipian771/
Nepaing771/
Nepienė771/
Ngepian771/
Neaphan770/
Needpan770/
Napan733,376/
Nopan73566/
Nipan73245/
Nypan73125/
Nepam735/
Nepangue71933/
Netpheng71101/
Hnepeune7162/
Neppeßen7110/
Nepanova718/
Nepanque717/
Nepiyang715/
Nepachin711/
Nephiang711/
Niepiejn711/
Neishpan711/
Ngnepang711/
Naipeang711/
Noipeang711/
Naphan67382/
Nophan67376/
Noipan67282/
Naipan67215/
Nephin67193/
Nappan6770/
Niopan6743/
Noppan6724/
Nipein6720/
Nepyanova6714/
Neppessen6711/
Nispan6710/
Niphan6710/
Nepine678/
Nipang678/
Nepanggue677/
Napaan675/
Nespyatin674/
Nipain674/
Nopain674/
Noypan674/
Nyopan673/
Napain673/
Nepaszing672/
Nitpan672/
Nippan672/
Naapan672/
Nipyan672/
Nuipan672/
Hnypan672/
Nepham671/
Napahn671/
Nipant671/
Nnapan671/
Nahpan671/
Nepeim671/
Niepań671/
Gnipan671/
Nopaun671/
Napayn671/
Nabpan671/
Nypeen671/
Nopenh671/
Nobpan671/

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