Nepia Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

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

Nepia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nepia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand3811:11,8852,069
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nepia (326) may also be a first name.

Nepia Last Name Facts

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

Nepia is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 530,215th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Nepia reside; 84 percent reside in Australasia and 84 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Nepia is also the 485,722nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 326 people.

The surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 11,885. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 39 percent live, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 15 percent live and Waikato Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngepia919/
Nepias912/
Nepiah911/
Gnepija831/
Nopia802,159/
Napia80648/
Nepea807/
Nepio804/
Nipia803/
Napiah733,224/
Nopiah73596/
Naphia73116/
Noipia7340/
Napiha7312/
Napija738/
Nipiah732/
Nahpia732/
Napiea731/
Naipia731/
Nhapia731/
Naapia731/
Neepio731/
Nopiaa731/
Neapea731/
Nappia730/
Nepeau730/
Napaiya6779/
Napihaa6758/
Napijai6745/
Napfiah674/
Naapiah671/
Ngnipia671/
Nopiaah671/

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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 Nepia
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