Nwepe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nwepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwepe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwepe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Nwepe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwepe reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Nwepe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 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
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- 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 Nwepe
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