Pepè Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pepè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pepè Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Pepe (53,704), Pepé (8), Pepê (8), Pépé (15), Pêpe (14), Pépe (8), Pèpe (3) & Pêpê (1) are calculated separately.

Pepè Last Name Facts

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

Pepè is most common in Italy. It may appear as: Pepe, Pepé, Pepê, Pépé, Pêpe, Pépe, Pèpe or Pêpê. For other potential spellings of Pepè click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepè? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pepè live; 85 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent live in Italic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,779,849. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lazio, where 68 percent reside, Calabria, where 14 percent reside and Lombardy, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Italy Pepè exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Japan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepe9253,704/
Pepé928/
Pepê928/
Pépé8315/
Pêpe8314/
Pépe838/
Pèpe833/
Pêpê831/
Pepa758,382/
Pepi755,137/
Pepy75211/
Peper675,525/
Peppe672,129/
Pepaj672,115/
Peppa671,761/
Pepes67657/
Peape67416/
Peppi67379/
Pepoy67264/
Pepio67251/
Peipe67223/
Phepa67193/
Pepis67173/
Pepey67142/
Peppy67140/
Pepay67124/
Pepeç67114/
Pepet67114/
Peapa67103/
Pepoa6788/
Peepe6788/
Pepeu6772/
Peipi6771/
Pepai6765/
Pepeh6763/
Pepea6753/
Pepys6752/
Peipa6739/
Pepit6735/
Pepez6735/
Pepee6732/
Pespi6724/
Piepi6724/
Peapi6721/
Peupe6721/
Pepei6721/
Pepep6720/
Pepiç6718/
Peype6717/
Pepih6712/
Peupi6712/
Peepa6710/
Hpepy679/
Pejpa678/
Pepie677/
Pepiy676/
Pepeš675/
Pepha674/
Piepa674/
Peppé673/
Pepip672/
Petpi671/
Pepii671/
Pepfi671/
Pepeş671/
Pepaa671/
Peepi671/
Peypi671/
Pipep671/

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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 Pepè
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