Nwiepe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwiepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nwiepe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nwiepe Last Name Facts

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

Nwiepe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwiepe? popularity and diffusion

Nwiepe is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Nwiepe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwiepe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 89 percent live, Bayelsa, where 4 percent live and Ondo, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwepe913/
Nwipe912/
Nwephe834/
Nwepa7310/
Nuipe733/
Nuepe731/
Nwepi731/
Nwipa731/
Nwephihe7124/
Nvepeh671/
Nwipie671/
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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 Nwiepe
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