Pépin Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pépin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pépin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3441:107,10911,509
France1361:488,40268,701
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pepin (25,198), Pèpin (3) & Pepín (8) are calculated separately.

Pépin (138) may also be a first name.

Pépin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pépin is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pepin, Pèpin or Pepín. For other possible spellings of Pépin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pépin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pépin is the 577,768th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pépin reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Pépin is also the 787,636th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 138 people.

The last name Pépin is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 107,109. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 96 percent are found, Ontario, where 4 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Canada it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepin9325,198/
Pèpin933/
Pépion9111/
Péping911/
Pepín878/
Pipin801,191/
Pypin80153/
Pippin739,486/
Peppin731,011/
Pepion73425/
Pipina73315/
Pypina73207/
Pepina73168/
Peping73162/
Paipin7371/
Piping7359/
Pepien7318/
Ppipin7311/
Pepijn738/
Poipin736/
Peypin734/
Peupin732/
Peapin731/
Puipin731/
Peipin731/
Paypin731/
Pepuin731/
Pipinn731/
Peepin731/
Phipin730/
Pepping671,882/
Pipping67499/
Phippin67205/
Peipina67122/
Peppink6748/
Peppina677/
Peeping675/
Pishpin674/
Peypina673/
Peiping672/
Pisping671/
Pjpn671/
Phetpin671/
Pethpin671/
Peppien671/
Paipina671/
Pesping671/
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
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  • 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 Pépin
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