Nepos Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Nepos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nepos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Nepos (190) may also be a first name.

Nepos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nepos (Russian: Непос) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Nepos reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nepos is also the 659,352nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 190 people.

Nepos is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 47 percent are found, New Ireland, where 47 percent are found and National Capital District, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Nepos occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nepost9152/
Nepohs911/
Nepose910/
Nepo894,845/
Neeposh83180/
Nepoose8396/
Neepose833/
Neposse833/
Gnepo801,640/
Nepas80457/
Nepop80385/
Napos8071/
Nespo8065/
Nepot8047/
Ngepo8043/
Nepus8038/
Niepo8037/
Nepoh8029/
Neppo8020/
Neepo8018/
Nipos8011/
Neipo807/
Nopos805/
Nepou804/
Nepod803/
Nhepo801/
Neppas73707/
Nepusz7344/
Nepoux7342/
Néposz7319/
Nieppo7315/
Niepas7311/
Nepase737/
Nespas735/
Nepouh732/
Gnepou732/
Nephus732/
Nipost732/
Nepout731/
Nehpoo731/
Noposh731/
Niepou731/
Niepoa731/
Ngepoh731/
Ngepgo731/
Nepuis731/
Neppou731/
Nepouc731/
Nephas731/
Nepaus731/
Nehpoh731/
Nespou731/
Naposh731/
Naphos731/
Niepoh731/
Neipot730/
Nepa6714,038/
Nipo671,152/
Nespoux67197/
Neypoux673/
Neupouh673/
Naipois671/
Nopoosh671/
Gneppoh671/
Népo671/
Ngepgou671/
Nepotch671/
Nepasse671/
Nypo671/
Neephoa671/
Neapass670/
Neppash670/
Neipoth670/

Nepos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nepos in the Russian language
Непосnepos-

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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
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  • 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 Nepos
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