Pepen Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Pepen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pepen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic5781:18,0501,232
Indonesia2901:456,03237,835
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Pepén (70) are calculated separately.

Pepen (21,199) may also be a first name.

Pepen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pepen (Russian: Пепень) is most common in The Dominican Republic. It may also be found as: Pepén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pepen is the 321,376th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Pepen live; 50 percent live in Caribbean and 50 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Pepen is also the 36,201st most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 21,199 people.

The surname Pepen is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 18,050. Barring The Dominican Republic this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Pepen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pepen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pepen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pepen last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Pepen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.72% less than the national average, earning $33,776 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepén9370/
Paepen91410/
Pepeng9135/
Peppen9122/
Pepien9118/
Pespen914/
Peypen911/
Piepen911/
Phepeng83212/
Petpeng8327/
Hpepeng839/
Pechpen832/
Pespeng831/
Peipeng831/
Peppien831/
Peepeng831/
Pepin8025,198/
Papen801,478/
Popen80164/
Pypen8071/
Pipen8035/
Pepem8011/
Pepín808/
Pepyn805/
Pedpn801/
Pepne801/
Pephn800/
Pechpeng7722/
Phetpeng7722/
Pepenova7712/
Piebpien773/
Peadpeng772/
Phedpeng771/
Poppen732,294/
Pippen732,170/
Peppin731,011/
Pappen73628/
Pepion73425/
Popien73227/
Pepina73168/
Peping73162/
Pipien7378/
Paapen7329/
Pijpen7327/
Pepyna7325/
Poepin7324/
Papoen7314/
Pepijn738/
Papien735/
Peipyn735/
Peypin734/
Peupin732/
Paypen732/
Piopen732/
Phopen732/
Peipin731/
Pitpen731/
Peapin731/
Peepin731/
Papuen731/
Puypen731/
Pöppen731/
Pipeng731/
Pipend731/
Pepuin731/
Phipen730/
Phippen672,396/
Pepping671,882/
Phopaen67253/
Peipina67122/
Pitpeng6771/
Peppink6748/
Pispeng6732/
Papn6731/
Peppina677/
Peeping675/
Peipyna674/
Popienė674/
Peypina673/
Popn673/
Papienė672/
Peiping672/
Pippien672/
Pepnova672/
Pidpeng672/
Phetpin671/
Puipeng671/
Pesping671/
Piepień671/
Pipienė671/
Pjpn671/
Pethpin671/
Peppion670/
Phyphen670/
Pioppen670/

Pepen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepen in the Russian language
Пепеньpepen-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pepen
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