Pepe Surname
Approximately 53,704 people bear this surname
Pepe Surname User-submission:
Pepe is said to be a Northern Italian variant of Joseph (Guiseppe).
Pepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 26,053 | 1:2,347 | 165 |
| United States | 7,680 | 1:47,195 | 5,728 |
| Argentina | 2,789 | 1:15,326 | 1,364 |
| Philippines | 2,286 | 1:44,286 | 7,104 |
| Brazil | 2,133 | 1:100,363 | 3,774 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| DR Congo | 1,334 | 1:55,382 | 6,641 |
| France | 975 | 1:68,126 | 9,437 |
| Papua New Guinea | 761 | 1:10,714 | 945 |
| Nigeria | 712 | 1:248,796 | 14,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 596 | 1:38,710 | 2,536 |
| Turkey | 578 | 1:134,639 | 10,945 |
| Portugal | 528 | 1:19,732 | 1,393 |
| Canada | 441 | 1:83,550 | 9,291 |
| Spain | 395 | 1:118,360 | 9,273 |
| Venezuela | 323 | 1:93,511 | 3,525 |
| Haiti | 311 | 1:34,353 | 2,365 |
| Switzerland | 298 | 1:27,560 | 4,226 |
| Uruguay | 268 | 1:12,805 | 1,443 |
| Mexico | 261 | 1:475,579 | 8,748 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| England | 235 | 1:237,098 | 19,544 |
| Iran | 205 | 1:374,549 | 24,535 |
| Germany | 198 | 1:406,593 | 37,350 |
| South Africa | 185 | 1:292,852 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 181 | 1:63,517 | 10,203 |
| Cameroon | 162 | 1:128,204 | 14,516 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Congo | 138 | 1:36,153 | 3,489 |
| Russia | 123 | 1:1,171,732 | 86,402 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Greece | 122 | 1:90,818 | 15,316 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Peru | 114 | 1:278,808 | 10,879 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Ecuador | 72 | 1:220,915 | 8,145 |
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Vietnam | 62 | 1:1,494,291 | 2,090 |
| Solomon Islands | 56 | 1:10,358 | 1,805 |
| Chile | 52 | 1:338,778 | 9,521 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Cook Islands | 13 | 1:1,398 | 376 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Pepè (26), Pepê (8), Pepé (8), Pépé (15), Pêpe (14), Pépe (8), Pèpe (3) & Pêpê (1) are calculated separately.
Pepe (66,104) may also be a first name.
Pepe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pepe is said to be a Northern Italian variant of Joseph (Guiseppe).
- dotti_zPepe Demographics
Average Pepe Salary in
United States
$47,720 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pepe (Georgian: ფეფე, Hindi: पेपे, Marathi: पेपे, Oriya: େପେପ, Russian: Пепе) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Pepè, Pepê, Pepé, Pépé, Pêpe, Pépe, Pèpe or Pêpê. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pepe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pepe is the 10,474th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 135,698 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Pepe live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. Pepe is also the 14,589th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 66,104 people.
Pepe is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 26,053 people, or 1 in 2,347. In Italy Pepe is most numerous in: Campania, where 40 percent reside, Apulia, where 17 percent reside and Lazio, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Italy Pepe exists in 124 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.
Pepe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pepe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pepe last name rose 12,590 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,958 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pepe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Pepe surname are 2.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.97% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pepe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning €31,658 per year; in Peru they earn 37.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.1% less than the national average, earning R 144,720 per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $49,294 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pepe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pepe in the Marathi language | ||
| पेपे | pepe | - |
| Pepe in the Oriya language | ||
| େପେପ | epepa | 92.31 |
| େଦେପ | edepa | 7.69 |
| Pepe in the Hindi language | ||
| पेपे | pepe | 90 |
| पेपो | pepo | 10 |
| Pepe in the Georgian language | ||
| ფეფე | pepe | 80 |
| პეპე | pepe | 20 |
| Pepe in the Russian language | ||
| Пепе | pepe | - |
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