Pepén Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

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

Pepén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pepén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pepen (1,162) are calculated separately.

Pepén Last Name Facts

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

Pepén occurs in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Pepen. For other possible spellings of Pepén click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepén? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Pepén occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pepén live; 99 percent live in Caribbean and 99 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

The surname is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 151,202. Outside of The Dominican Republic it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepen931,162/
Pepin8025,198/
Pepín808/
Pepyn805/
Pepne801/
Pedpn801/
Pephn800/
Peppin731,011/
Pepion73425/
Pepina73168/
Peping73162/
Pepeng7335/
Pepyna7325/
Poepin7324/
Peppen7322/
Pepien7318/
Pepijn738/
Peipyn735/
Pespen734/
Peypin734/
Peupin732/
Peipin731/
Peypen731/
Pepuin731/
Peepin731/
Peapin731/
Pepping671,882/
Peipina67122/
Peppink6748/
Papn6731/
Petpeng6727/
Hpepeng679/
Peppina677/
Peeping675/
Peipyna674/
Peypina673/
Popn673/
Peiping672/
Pechpen672/
Pepnova672/
Peppien671/
Pesping671/
Peipeng671/
Pjpn671/
Phetpin671/
Pespeng671/
Pethpin671/
Peepeng671/
Peppion670/

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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 Pepén
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