Nkepu Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Nkepu Last Name Facts

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

Nkepu is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkepu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkepu is the 1,133,308th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. Nkepu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkepu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nkepu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa Nkepu is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Nkepu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkepu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.75% more than the national average, earning R 401,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkephu917/
Ngkepu913/
Nkepau911/
Nkepfeu831/
Nkapu8075/
Ncepu801/
Nkopu801/
Ngcepu733/
Nkopou732/
Nkaipu731/
Nkuipou6718/
Nkapfeu672/
Ngcephu672/
Nqipu6012/
Ncapu607/
Nqapu601/
Ncipu601/
Ngcapu5584/
Ngcipu5543/
Nqaphu5516/
Ncaphu552/
Ncapau551/
Nqiphu551/
Ngciphu5031/
Ngcaphu507/

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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 Nkepu
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