Shepe Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Shepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 198 | 1:80,050 | 6,810 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Shepe (140) may also be a first name.
Shepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shepe (Russian: Шепе) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shepe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shepe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shepe is the 711,133rd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shepe live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 781,395th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 140 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 80,050. In Zambia it is most common in: Luapula Province, where 34 percent live, Central Province, where 31 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Zambia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shepe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shepe in the Russian language | ||
| Шепе | sepe | - |
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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 Shepe
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