Nkepen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nkepen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkepen (211) may also be a first name.
Nkepen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkepen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkepen occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkepen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkepen is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Nkepen is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkepen live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nkepen is also the 622,565th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 211 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Nkepen is most common in: Kisii County, where 25 percent are found, Migori County, where 25 percent are found and Narok County, where 25 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Nkepen
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