Sepo Surname
Approximately 783 people bear this surname
Sepo Surname Definition:
Sepo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: hope.
Sepo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 223 | 1:593,046 | 47,213 |
| Papua New Guinea | 165 | 1:49,416 | 6,181 |
| Solomon Islands | 105 | 1:5,524 | 765 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Liberia | 46 | 1:95,838 | 7,727 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Šepo (35) & Sepó (3) are calculated separately.
Sepo (939) may also be a first name.
Sepo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sepo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: hope.
Sepo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hope / Faith.
Sepo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sepo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sepo (Hindi: सेपो, Marathi: सेपो, Tibetan: སྲིད་པོ།) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Šepo or Sepó. For other possible spellings of Sepo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sepo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sepo is the 437,968th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,307,211 people. The surname Sepo is predominantly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Sepo reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Sepo is also the 263,758th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 939 people.
Sepo is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 593,046. In Indonesia Sepo is most frequent in: Bali, where 57 percent live, Papua, where 21 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 17 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sepo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sepo in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྲིད་པོ། | sipo | - |
| Sepo in the Hindi language | ||
| सेपो | sepo | - |
| Sepo in the Marathi language | ||
| सेपो | sepo | - |
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Footnotes
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