Pepani Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pepani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pepani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993

Pepani (34) may also be a first name.

Pepani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pepani (Hindi: पेपी) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pepani is the 1,048,281st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pepani reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pepani is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Pepani is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 286,655. In South Africa Pepani is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Pepani occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Pepani Last Name Statistics demography

Pepani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.89% less than the national average, earning R 128,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepanio92300/
Phepani9267/
Pespani9215/
Pephani921/
Pepanni921/
Pepanie921/
Pepangi921/
Peppani921/
Pepanei921/
Phephani8641/
Pephanis866/
Peepanit861/
Peshpani861/
Peephani861/
Peponi83291/
Pepane8368/
Pipani8323/
Pepana8317/
Peepanich804/
Phetpanit801/
Peapanich801/
Peponis77629/
Pepponi7784/
Peipane7734/
Pajpani7733/
Pipaniy7717/
Pepanna773/
Peponio773/
Pipanio772/
Pepongi771/
Phepane771/
Pepañio771/
Pipanoi771/
Pechpanich753/
Phetphanit751/
Piphanio714/
Pepgouni713/
Paipanid712/
Piphanis711/
Phiphanit67108/
Pepona6778/
Pepone6737/
Pipane6719/
Pipana6715/
Piponi6715/
Peaspaner672/
Phetpanee671/

Pepani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepani in the Hindi language
पेपीpepi-

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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 Pepani
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