Pepei Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Pepei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pépei (1) are calculated separately.
Pepei (23) may also be a first name.
Pepei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pepei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pepei (Oriya: େପେପଇ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pépei. Click here for other possible spellings of Pepei.
How Common Is The Last Name Pepei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Pepei live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pepei is also the 2,239,265th most common first name on earth, borne by 23 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 44 percent are found, Bougainville, where 38 percent are found and Madang, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pepei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pepei in the Oriya language | ||
| େପେପଇ | epepa'i | - |
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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 Pepei
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