Sepia Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sepia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sepia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sepia (715) may also be a first name.

Sepia Last Name Facts

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

Sepia occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sepia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Sepia is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Sepia are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 308,804th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 715 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,084,010. In Indonesia Sepia is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 47 percent live, West Java, where 20 percent live and Jambi, where 10 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seppia91567/
Sepiah91132/
Saepia9112/
Sephia914/
Siepia911/
Sepias911/
Seepia911/
Soepiah8335/
Sephiha8323/
Ssepija833/
Shephia831/
Sepijja831/
Sapia806,241/
Sopia804,534/
Sipia80274/
Sepio80206/
Sepea8032/
Jepia805/
Sepya805/
Cepia804/
Çepia802/
Zepia801/
Ssepijja776/
Saepphia771/
Sopiah7346,501/
Sophia7312,082/
Sapiah731,389/
Sappia73867/
Sepyah73516/
Saipia73347/
Sapiha73167/
Shopia73115/
Seipio7356/
Shipia7356/
Sapija7356/
Saphia7352/
Saepio7343/
Shepya7338/
Sapiay7331/
Shapia7321/
Sopfia7317/
Sepeah7316/
Siphia7315/
Saypia7312/
Syopia7311/
Seppio7310/
Saapia735/
Sopija735/
Shepea734/
Sephea734/
Sopiha734/
Chepia733/
Gepiay733/
Zephia732/
Soipia732/
Zeppia732/
Sapiaa732/
Sapiea732/
Cephia731/
Sipiah731/
Soppia731/
Zoepia731/
Zeupia731/
Sephio731/
Sepios731/
Sepiot731/
Sepioy731/
Syphia731/
Sephya731/
Sepeha731/
Scipia730/
Scepio730/
Sippia730/
Shopiah67371/
Saiphia67331/
Sapieha67330/
Sophiah6765/
Sepheha6762/
Sapiayi6747/
Soppiah6744/
Shepeha6742/
Shapiah6735/
Sapiaai6724/
Jephias6722/
Saipiah6716/
Shophia6715/
Sephieo6713/
Sipaiya678/
Soepijo676/
Sappiah676/
Sapeiya676/
Sahpiah674/
Sapaiia674/
Cheapia673/
Sippiah673/
Sapaiya672/
Sipoiya672/
Sepuyya672/
Sapi'ai672/
Shepyha672/
Sapihay671/
Sepehai671/
Shapija671/
Saypiah671/
Cephias671/
Sahpiha671/
Sapppia671/
Sapayia671/
Sepehat671/
Sephiho671/
Seipião671/
Saipiea671/
Sepieei671/
Shapiea671/
Syppiah671/

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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 Sepia
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