Shepya Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Shepya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 37 | 1:65,119 | 7,152 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shepya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shepya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shepya occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shepya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shepya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shepya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shepya is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 65,119. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 97 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Namibia Shepya occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepyha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sepya | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sepyah | 83 | 516 | / |
| Shopya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Chepya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Shepea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sephya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shapya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shipya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chepyha | 77 | 2,503 | / |
| Shepeha | 77 | 42 | / |
| Shopyah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sepuyya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shapyha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shephia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shophya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sipya | 73 | 251 | / |
| Sepia | 73 | 190 | / |
| Sopya | 73 | 102 | / |
| Sapya | 73 | 34 | / |
| Sepea | 73 | 32 | / |
| Sepyo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ssepuyya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shipoiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shapuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shapeyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapyha | 67 | 1,352 | / |
| Seppia | 67 | 567 | / |
| Sopyha | 67 | 248 | / |
| Sepiah | 67 | 132 | / |
| Shopia | 67 | 115 | / |
| Sipyap | 67 | 86 | / |
| Sopyah | 67 | 84 | / |
| Shipia | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sophya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sipyat | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shapia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sepeah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Saepia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chipya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sephea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sephia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chepia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saphya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sippya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sepeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seepia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sepioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibpya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siepia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sepias | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shepya
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