Pepela Surname

183,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pepela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Pepela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0581:22,4392,554
Uganda1351:289,18020,376
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Greece171:651,75273,285
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
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Pepela (566) may also be a first name.

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Pepela Demographics

Pepela Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 45 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Pepela Last Name Facts

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

Pepela (Georgian: პეპელა, Russian: Пепела) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pepela.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 183,004th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,139,830 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pepela live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 352,783rd most widely held forename in the world, held by 566 people.

The surname Pepela is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,058 people, or 1 in 22,439. In Kenya Pepela is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 52 percent live, Kakamega County, where 18 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.

Pepela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pepela surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Pepela earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.25% more than the national average, earning R 397,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepelea92464/
Pepelia92166/
Pepelas9240/
Paepela9238/
Pepelya929/
Pepetla924/
Peupela921/
Pepelah921/
Phepela921/
Peypelat8621/
Pedpetla861/
Peepeela861/
Pepelias861/
Pepeilla861/
Pepala831,507/
Popela831,425/
Papela83113/
Pepele83100/
Pepeli8322/
Pepila8315/
Pepelo833/
Pepely831/
Pepetilla801/
Popiela771,852/
Pepalla77228/
Popelea77144/
Pepalay77112/
Pipelea7790/
Pepelis7727/
Pipelia7717/
Peppeli7716/
Pepelio7713/
Pepaala7711/
Popelia7711/
Pepeler778/
Peppala778/
Pepelgi776/
Pepeles774/
Peepala773/
Pepalai772/
Peipala772/
Papaela772/
Pipelya771/
Popelya771/
Peapala771/
Pepalia771/
Pippela771/
Papelah771/
Papelau771/
Papiela771/
Peppele771/
Pepelyo771/
Pepilas771/
Pipiela771/
Pappelau7160/
Peppeler7160/
Peippola7143/
Papaelia7140/
Pipelias7140/
Phaphela7129/
Popeliau7125/
Peppalla718/
Pöppelau716/
Puypelat715/
Peepalla714/
Peppelgi712/
Phophela712/
Peepaala711/
Peepeles711/
Peeppala711/
Pepallau711/
Petphila711/
Pepeluis711/
Phetpila711/
Papala671,957/
Papola671,646/
Popola671,276/
Popelo67598/
Papila67517/
Pepicelli67514/
Pipala67256/
Pipola67188/
Popala67184/
Pipila67147/
Pipicella67115/
Papelo6758/
Pepicello6753/
Pepile6730/
Popila6714/
Pipelo6712/
Peepeelee6710/
Pepolo678/
Pepalo677/
Pipele675/
Pepecelli672/
Pepilo672/
Pheaphala672/
Phetphila672/
Peepaalla671/
Pipeli671/
Pepleo671/
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Pepela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepela in the Georgian language
პეპელაpepela93.59
ფეფელაpepela6.41
Pepela in the Russian language
Пепелаpepela-

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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 Pepela
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