Njepu Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Njepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159 | 1:1,114,105 | 45,936 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Njepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njepu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njepu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,333,288th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Njepu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njepu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 1,114,105. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 38 percent live, Enugu, where 18 percent live and Kaduna, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Njepu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njepuh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Njepou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeupou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nsepu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Nyepu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Njipu | 80 | 37 | / |
| Nzepu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngepu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ncepu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhepu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndjepoup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnepeu | 73 | 60 | / |
| Njipou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ngnepu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nzepou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njipuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnepou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyepou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niepou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnepaud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njuipou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzeipou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijipu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzepouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njipout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njipouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njipgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiopuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niephaus | 62 | 179 | / |
| Ngniepeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nxipu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Nhipu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Ngipu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Nsipu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Nyipu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ncipu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nzipu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nshipu | 55 | 150 | / |
| Nyipau | 55 | 19 | / |
| Nzipuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nyipus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nsaipu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ndzipou | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Njepu
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