Orepa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Orepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Orepa (205) may also be a first name.

Orepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orepa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Orepa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orepa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Orepa are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 632,267th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 205 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Gulf, where 35 percent are found, Northern, where 35 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 23 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orepha91124/
Horepa9149/
Gorepa9128/
Oreupa911/
Orzepa911/
Orepaz911/
Horzepa8380/
Goreppa8318/
Orephat835/
Hourepa831/
Hotrepa831/
Gorrepa831/
Orapa803,070/
Oropa80969/
Erepa80326/
Oripa80237/
Orepo8099/
Arepa8081/
Orepe8013/
Orepi808/
Urepa804/
Orepy800/
Harepa73965/
Ereipa73384/
Oropai73239/
Horopa73134/
Oropay73118/
Horapa73116/
Orapay7361/
Gorepe7342/
Areppa7341/
Herepa7338/
Horipa7336/
Oreape7333/
Oreper7332/
Garepa7331/
Aroepa7328/
Arepas7323/
Arespa7319/
Ariepa7319/
Eraepa7316/
Orapai7316/
Arepah7313/
Areepa7310/
Goripa739/
Arepai739/
Oropea738/
Orapau736/
Oripah736/
Gorepo735/
Orephi734/
Ourepo732/
Oropfa732/
Orespo731/
Erepha731/
Otrypa731/
Eriepa731/
Arepat731/
Oerepi731/
Oreipo731/
Orepio731/
Areypa731/
Ouropa731/
Orepep731/
Oorepo731/
Oripai731/
Oripaa731/
Horepe731/
Hurepa731/
Arepha731/
Aarepa731/
Erepea731/
Oropha731/
Oripha731/
Orephy730/
Erreppa6764/
Horopai6751/
Oeripah6743/
Horhopa6741/
Hereipa6734/
Orispaa6713/
Horipah6710/
Harepah678/
Arespad674/
Oriphap674/
Hareppa673/
Areepha671/
Otreppe671/
Orapeau671/
Herepea671/
Gorripa671/
Gorgipa671/
Arriepa671/
Gareipa671/
Harepau671/
Gorephy671/
Gorepio671/
Goripai671/
Aurepha671/

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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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  • 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 Orepa
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