Nyepu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nyepu (427) may also be a first name.

Nyepu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyepu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyepu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Nyepu is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyepu live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 415,584th most common first name world-wide It is held by 427 people.

It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 454,066. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 38 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayepu914/
Nyepou911/
Njepu80168/
Neapu8039/
Naypu8027/
Neepu803/
Ngepu802/
Naepu801/
Neupu801/
Nhepu801/
Nyipu801/
Nayipu73127/
Gnepeu7360/
Nayapu7331/
Nyipau7319/
Neyapu7311/
Najepu7311/
Ngnepu739/
Noyput735/
Nuypud734/
Neupou732/
Njepuh732/
Gnepou732/
Neupeu731/
Neiapu731/
Nayupu731/
Neeapu731/
Nyipus731/
Niepou731/
Njepou731/
Nayopu731/
Neypoux673/
Neupouh673/
Gnepaud673/
Nayappu671/
Nuypudd671/
Nyiapeu671/
Njeupou671/
Ngoypou671/
Ngowepu671/

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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 Nyepu
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