Tepes Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Tepes Surname User-submission:

Țepeș (pronounced tsepesh) means 'impaler' in Romanian. This refers to Vladimir Dracul Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler)'s favorite method of execution.

Tepes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2021:16,7042,150
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
France71:9,488,960336,266
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Tepeš (823) & Tepeş (1) are calculated separately.

Tepes (42) may also be a first name.

Tepes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Țepeș (pronounced tsepesh) means 'impaler' in Romanian. This refers to Vladimir Dracul Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler)'s favorite method of execution.

- plurp9

Tepes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tepes (Russian: Тепес) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Tepeš or Tepeş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tepes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,018th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. The last name Tepes is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Tepes are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Tepes is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name globally It is held by 42 people.

The surname Tepes is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 1,202 people, or 1 in 16,704. In Romania Tepes is most numerous in: Neamț County, where 42 percent live, Harghita County, where 13 percent live and Brașov County, where 9 percent live. Beside Romania this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Tepes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tepes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tepes last name increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tepes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tepes surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Tepes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.22% less than the national average, earning $36,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning $45,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tepeš93823/
Tepeş931/
Tepest9185/
Tepesh9149/
Tepeas9125/
Teipes9110/
Tepese914/
Teepes913/
Thepes911/
Tepess911/
Tepesz911/
Teppes911/
Tepets911/
Tepe8934,341/
Tepesch8350/
Teppets830/
Teper803,689/
Tepeu801,501/
Teepe801,364/
Tepec80886/
Teppe80871/
Teape80521/
Tepet80416/
Thepe80399/
Tapes80333/
Teupe80295/
Tepie80233/
Tepei80181/
Tepea80117/
Topes80110/
Tepeh80100/
Tiepe8099/
Tepis8085/
Teipe8083/
Tepej8079/
Tepež8044/
Tepey8016/
Tepez8015/
Tepee8014/
Teped804/
Tipes803/
Tephe803/
Tepex802/
Types801/
Tespe801/
Teype801/
Tetpe801/
Teppetts770/
Tepper7311,369/
Tepfer73768/
Theepe73250/
Tiopes73245/
Tapies73198/
Tepech73111/
Teppei7364/
Teppet7344/
Theppe7343/
Teiper7342/
Typets7340/
Tapesh7339/
Tepish7327/
Tespey7324/
Tepije7322/
Tipets7320/
Tappes7316/
Tepihe7316/
Topies7315/
Thepee7312/
Teepee7310/
Theupe7310/
Tippes739/
Thopes736/
Teppex736/
Teppey734/
Teipei734/
Tejper734/
Taipes733/
Tehepe733/
Tepyos733/
Toppes732/
Teeper732/
Teppeh732/
Teapee732/
Tehper732/
Tiepie732/
Tespei732/
Thepeh732/
Teepie731/
Teiphe731/
Theape731/
Thedpe731/
Tipesh731/
Tipies731/
Teupeu731/
Teupie731/
Tepece731/
Tepeer731/
Tepeuh731/
Teppee731/
Teppie731/
Topeis731/
Topess731/
Te'pie731/
Tiepeh731/
Tiepeu731/
Thephe731/
Tepejt731/
Tephee731/
Tedpet731/
Teepet731/
Teeppe730/
Tepett730/
Teepey730/
Teipet730/
Tieppe730/
Thipes730/
Teappe730/
Tepa674,338/
Tepi671,661/
Tipe671,271/
Tippets67812/
Type67744/
Tepy67347/
Tığtepe67180/
Thepyos6770/
Toppies6755/
Thephee6730/
Teppett6727/
Tepeova6721/
Tepeche6716/
Thepper6713/
Tippesh674/
Thipesh673/
Tepé672/
Theepeh672/
Teappie671/
Teepfer671/
Titpets671/
Tipetts671/
Theppee671/
Thapeus671/
Theephe671/
Tepisht671/
Thipese671/
Tjpe671/
Thebpet671/
Tepphet671/
Taippes671/
Teabpet671/
Teaphet671/
Teipper670/
Thopeas670/
Theeper670/
Tippeus670/
Tepeice670/

Tepes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tepes in the Russian language
Тепесtepes-

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