Nepo Surname

97,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Nepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Papua New Guinea4961:16,4391,630
Peru3731:85,2125,801
Tanzania3161:167,53714,797
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Benin331:313,20025,349
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Austria121:709,62061,025
India121:63,922,115578,870
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Nepo (1,874) may also be a first name.

Nepo Last Name Facts

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

Nepo (Hindi: नेपो, Oriya: େନେପା, Russian: Непо) occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Népo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nepo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nepo is the 97,908th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,504,137 people. The last name Nepo is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Nepo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nepo is also the 175,764th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,874 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Beside Rwanda this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Peru, where 8 percent live.

Nepo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nepo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nepo last name increased 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nepo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nepo surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nepo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,432 per year and in United States they earn 29.51% more than the national average, earning $55,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Népo921/
Gnepo891,640/
Nepop89385/
Nespo8965/
Nepot8947/
Ngepo8943/
Niepo8937/
Nepos8930/
Nepoh8929/
Neppo8920/
Neepo8918/
Neipo897/
Naepo894/
Nepou894/
Nepod893/
Nhepo891/
Nepost8052/
Nepoux8042/
Nieppo8015/
Gnepou802/
Neupou802/
Nepouh802/
Nepohs801/
Nespou801/
Nehpoh801/
Nepout801/
Neppou801/
Ngepgo801/
Ngepoh801/
Niepoa801/
Niepoh801/
Niepou801/
Nehpoo801/
Neipot800/
Napo7520,807/
Nepa7514,038/
Nipo751,152/
Nopo75757/
Nypo751/
Nespoux73197/
Neeposh73180/
Neupouh733/
Neypoux733/
Nepotch731/
Ngepgou731/
Gneppoh731/
Neephoa731/
Neipoth730/
Gnepa678,025/
Nappo671,952/
Ngepa67956/
Nepas67457/
Napho67326/
Napoo67311/
Niepa67302/
Naepa67238/
Naipo67211/
Napoh67133/
Hnepa6784/
Naapo6772/
Nhepa6770/
Nipou6761/
Nippo6751/
Ngipo6750/
Noipo6750/
Napoi6739/
Nepaz6736/
Nepad6734/
Nepat6729/
Neepa6728/
Nyopo6726/
Nepap6722/
Nypot6717/
Nypod6716/
Noppo6715/
Nipot6712/
Nipos6711/
Neppa6710/
Nopoi679/
Nipoh679/
Nopho679/
Nepau677/
Nepfa677/
Nespa676/
Neapa675/
Nohpo675/
Nipod675/
Nepaa674/
Nipho674/
Neipa673/
Nispo673/
Nepah673/
Niopo673/
Nipop673/
Nhapo673/
Gnipo672/
Napoy672/
Neupa672/
Nahpo672/
Nipoy672/
Nepha672/
Nnapo672/
Nopuo671/
Nipoo671/
Napuo671/
Naypo671/
Noepa671/
Nipoi671/
Nipoï671/
Näppo671/
Nnopo671/
Nopoj671/

Nepo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nepo in the Hindi language
नेपोnepo-
Nepo in the Oriya language
େନେପାenepa-
Nepo in the Russian language
Непоnepo-

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