Pepete Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

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

Pepete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pepete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Pépète (1) are calculated separately.

Pepete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pepete is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Pépète. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Pepete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pepete live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 564,351. In South Africa Pepete is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 8 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Pepete Last Name Statistics demography

Pepete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.71% less than the national average, earning R 110,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phepete921/
Pepetie921/
Pepet91114/
Pépète891/
Peapeate863/
Pepesteh861/
Pfepfete861/
Peppette860/
Pepeta83958/
Pepeti83696/
Popete83258/
Peupet8343/
Peppet8317/
Pipete8314/
Pepets838/
Papete836/
Pepite835/
Pepeat835/
Pepeet832/
Pepate831/
Peppiette8021/
Phephethe802/
Peppeta7765/
Peppett7756/
Papette7736/
Pipette7724/
Pepetha7710/
Pepheta779/
Pepetai778/
Peppeti775/
Phopete775/
Pepeeti774/
Pepetti773/
Papeete772/
Pipiete771/
Peaphet771/
Phepeta771/
Popette771/
Pepeati771/
Pepetaa771/
Pepiett770/
Pipet73708/
Pepit7335/
Pypet7310/
Phepheta7117/
Peppetta7115/
Pappette7115/
Peapeati7114/
Peppetti7114/
Phophete714/
Poppette712/
Pedpetch711/
Pheephet711/
Peapethi711/
Peepetta710/
Peppiett710/
Popate67665/
Pepiot67592/
Pipets67351/
Popote67215/
Phephetha67141/
Pippet67111/
Papate67105/
Papite6795/
Pepita6763/
Pypetz6733/
Pipite6728/
Papote6725/
Peppit6721/
Petpet6717/
Pepith6717/
Pipate6712/
Pipeta6711/
Peepeetch679/
Pipiet677/
Pypets673/
Pepiti673/
Pepoti673/
Popite672/
Poipet672/
Phephetoa672/
Pedped671/
Pipeti671/
Phephethi671/
Paipet671/
Piopet671/
Poypet671/
Pipett670/
Pepitt670/
Pepoit670/

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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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  • 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 Pepete
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