Peprah Surname

16,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Peprah Surname User-submission:

The Peprah surname means 'leader'.

It is an Akan name in Ghana. Mostly a male given name. Females can also be named Peprah.

Peprah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana32,9731:819127
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
England1771:314,79123,605
Canada441:837,40065,151
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France61:11,070,454349,096
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Peprah (2,501) may also be a first name.

Peprah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Peprah surname means 'leader'.

It is an Akan name in Ghana. Mostly a male given name. Females can also be named Peprah.

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Peprah Last Name Facts

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

Peprah is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peprah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,524th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 217,020 people. Peprah occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Peprah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Peprah is also the 147,594th most common forename world-wide It is held by 2,501 people.

Peprah is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 32,973 people, or 1 in 819. Without taking into account Ghana it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Peprah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peprah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Peprah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.77% less than the national average, earning R 169,272 per year; in United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.34% less than the national average, earning $40,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Peepra838/
Piepra833/
Piprah831/
Peppra831/
Petprai779/
Peaprat772/
Peeproh772/
Petprap771/
Petpray771/
Papraha771/
Peppras771/
Papra73213/
Pipra7345/
Popra7312/
Pepro737/
Phetprai717/
Peahproh712/
Pethprai712/
Paehproh712/
Peeppera711/
Phaphrah711/
Peephroh711/
Pechprai711/
Peproosh711/
Phaephrai675/
Phetphrai675/
Poipra674/
Phopra673/
Pippra672/
Poproh671/
Paproh671/
Paprea671/
Paphra671/
Phipra671/
Papray671/
Poprha671/
Pipray671/
Pipras671/
Piprai671/
Piepro671/
Pepros671/
Pappra671/

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