Salapei Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Salapei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salapei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salapei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salapei is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Salapei.

How Common Is The Last Name Salapei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Salapei are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Salapei is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Salapei is most common in: Kisii County, where 50 percent live and Narok County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salaipei931/
Salape921,290/
Salapi92591/
Shalapi86264/
Salapio86131/
Salaspe86130/
Salapeh8652/
Salaspi8647/
Salaphi8618/
Salapai8617/
Salapet869/
Salappi865/
Sallapi863/
Saalapi863/
Salapid862/
Salaper861/
Salapit861/
Salaupe861/
Sialapi861/
Salapis861/
Shalapai80170/
Salaphai8070/
Salapich8032/
Shallapi8028/
Salapija8013/
Salaipet808/
Sailapet804/
Shalapey804/
Salapiyo802/
Saihlape801/
Sailapiy801/
Saulappe801/
Salabpet801/
Salapa772,104/
Calape771,290/
Calapi77730/
Selape77101/
Zalape7767/
Zalapi7759/
Salepi7758/
Salipe7745/
Solape7738/
Selapi7719/
Salope7714/
Jalape7710/
Jalapi776/
Salopi775/
Salepe774/
Solapi771/
Salapy771/
Sailaphet7583/
Salaiphet7519/
Salaipeth752/
Salapeach752/
Sailapayi751/
Ssalapiyo751/
Salapetch751/
Salaipech751/
Shalapy714,302/
Chalape71355/
Jalapit71232/
Salappa71203/
Jhalapi71115/
Shalapa7190/
Salapas7190/
Selepei7147/
Calappi7146/
Saloppe7133/
Salapat7131/
Salapad7128/
Jailape7118/
Saloupe7114/
Sailapa7112/
Salaipetch7111/
Salapay7110/
Sholape7110/
Zalapai7110/
Salapau7110/
Jhalape718/
Shalope718/
Saloupi718/
Selapui716/
Jalapet715/
Saloper715/
Chalapi715/
Callapi715/
Scalopi714/
Jalapes713/
Sehlape713/
Salapah712/
Sallapa711/
Salaapa711/
Salyapa711/
Selapai711/
Jalapai711/
Solappe711/
Salaepa711/
Salapou711/
Salhope711/
Selapeu711/
Szalapa711/
Calapea711/
Calaape711/
Sehlapi711/
Xalaphi711/
Solopei711/
Shchalapai711/
Jalaspi711/
Jhalaupe67181/
Salappas67110/
Shalapay6752/
Scaloppi6734/
Shalhope6733/
Sallappa6729/
Jatlhapi6717/
Scaloppe6715/
Salophap6710/
Jhalaphi679/
Shallapy679/
Sailappa678/
Salehapa677/
Saisillapee677/
Saloupis676/
Saalappa674/
Salaappa674/
Djailape673/
Chalapai673/
Jhalaape673/
Jhalapui673/
Chalapis672/
Shalappa672/
Sielapeu672/
Solapper672/
Selapoue672/
Shalopai672/
Shaliapa671/
Chaulape671/
Jhalapes671/
Sialoupi671/
Salappah671/
Schalapa671/
Djalapai671/
Calapeya671/
Calãapeu671/
Shalohpe671/
Seelapai671/
Sailapat671/

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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 Salapei
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