Nepes Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

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

Nepes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nepes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ñepes (1) are calculated separately.

Nepes (6,188) may also be a first name.

Nepes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nepes (Russian: Непес) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Ñepes. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepes? popularity and diffusion

Nepes is the 1,882,912th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Nepes are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 84,015th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 6,188 people.

The surname Nepes is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea Nepes is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 98 percent live and National Capital District, where 2 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Nepes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nepes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nepes surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñepes931/
Niepes911,669/
Neypes91950/
Neppes9134/
Nhepes9120/
Neipes918/
Neepes911/
Nepe89713/
Nieypes8330/
Nephesh833/
Niepe80214/
Neepe80199/
Nipes80108/
Nepis80101/
Nopes80100/
Neppe8089/
Neper8081/
Gnepe8081/
Nepez8059/
Ngepe8055/
Napes8041/
Nepeh8028/
Nepet8010/
Nepea807/
Nepex806/
Nephe804/
Neipe804/
Nypes802/
Nepei802/
Nepey801/
Nepep801/
Neape800/
Nepesova7720,003/
Nepesowa779/
Ngeppe73992/
Nepper73899/
Nesper73748/
Neeper73693/
Nippes73355/
Niepez73239/
Noppes7367/
Neiper7361/
Naypes7355/
Naipes7350/
Nepfer7333/
Napess7328/
Nopies7325/
Neypis7313/
Nappes7312/
Napies7310/
Nieppe739/
Napees737/
Nipges735/
Neypez734/
Napeas734/
Ngnepe733/
Nipesh732/
Napesh732/
Neppei732/
Nipets731/
Nephis731/
Neapei731/
Niepeh731/
Neapeh731/
Neapea731/
Neppee731/
Nopeis731/
Neipez731/
Neipis731/
Nepieh731/
Nepuis731/
Neupei731/
Neupeu731/
Netpet731/
Niepie731/
Niepis731/
Gnepep731/
Gnepet731/
Neaper730/
Naphes730/
Nephie730/
Nepher730/
Neppie730/
Nopeus730/
Gnipes730/
Nepa6714,038/
Nepi67734/
Nipe67345/
Gnepper67142/
Nappies67132/
Nepy6754/
Neipper678/
Neszper677/
Nype676/
Nophesh676/
Noppies675/
Nieypis674/
Nespech673/
Napeesh671/
Nhpe671/
Gnedper671/
Nephise671/
Ngnepep671/
Ngeephe671/
Nepj671/
Naphies670/
Neipher670/
Neppett670/

Nepes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nepes in the Russian language
Непесnepes-

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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 Nepes
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