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

The last name Peprah is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peprah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,524th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 217,020 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Peprah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 147,594th most frequent given name globally, held by 2,501 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 32,973 people, or 1 in 819. Excluding Ghana Peprah is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Peprah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peprah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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Pepra91866/
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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peprah
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