Zepeda Surname

3,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Zepeda Surname Definition:

Cepeda is Castilian from villa of the same name (Salamanca), and traced to Vasco Vázquez de Cepeda who accompanied don Alfonso XI in siege of Gibraltar.

See Cepeda.

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Zepeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico86,9851:1,427217
United States25,0761:14,4541,813
Honduras16,9351:521127
El Salvador11,9321:532104
Chile10,5131:1,676330
Guatemala10,0111:1,606279
Nicaragua4,8131:1,251248
Philippines1,2371:81,84214,175
Spain3721:125,6789,687
Costa Rica3641:13,132577
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
Panama1651:23,7111,492
Belize1071:3,322665
Venezuela1071:282,2816,666
Peru901:353,15712,093
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Australia311:870,82953,581
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
France161:4,151,420237,746
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Guam121:13,3432,098
England111:5,065,278148,650
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Zepèda (2) & Zepéda (1) are calculated separately.

Zepeda (147) may also be a first name.

Zepeda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cepeda is Castilian from villa of the same name (Salamanca), and traced to Vasco Vázquez de Cepeda who accompanied don Alfonso XI in siege of Gibraltar.

See Cepeda.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This is a Spanish name; the original of which is spelled Cepeda. The surname refers to someone from the region where they grow vineyards. It comes from the word, cepa, or type of grape produced in the region. It changed from Cepeda to Zepeda and also Sepeda.

- eduardo_zepeda

Zepeda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zepeda (Arabic: زبيدا) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Zepèda or Zepéda. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zepeda.

How Common Is The Last Name Zepeda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,312th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 42,985 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Zepeda are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 760,591st most numerous first name globally It is held by 147 people.

Zepeda is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 86,985 people, or 1 in 1,427. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 20 percent live, Jalisco, where 18 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Barring Mexico it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Honduras, where 10 percent live.

Zepeda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zepeda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zepeda surname rose 42,502 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zepeda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zepeda are 42.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zepeda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 39.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,772 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $17,486,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.98% less than the national average, earning $37,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $50,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zepèda942/
Zepéda941/
Zeppeda927/
Zepedas925/
Rzepeda922/
Czepeda922/
Zepheda921/
Zepedea921/
Zepedda921/
Zepedad921/
Zepedaa921/
Zedpeda921/
Zebpeda921/
Zaepeda921/
Zetpedaa861/
Cepeda83123,534/
Sepeda833,265/
Zapeda83377/
Zepada8391/
Zepida8357/
Zepede8322/
Zipeda838/
Zepedo837/
Zepedi833/
Gepeda833/
Zepoda831/
Cepedas7746/
Cepeida7723/
Cespeda7716/
Ceppeda779/
Cepedad774/
Cedpeda773/
Zespede773/
Seppeda772/
Zepedee772/
Chepeda771/
Cepedaa771/
Zepedes771/
Sepedea771/
Sepedas771/
Zepedey771/
Zespedes7120/
Cespedas714/
Zespedez714/
Cheppeda711/
Gespedas711/
Sepada671,631/
Cepida67845/
Sapeda67644/
Sepida67549/
Sepede67422/
Cepêda6750/
Zapada6745/
Cepede6738/
Sepedi6738/
Cipeda6738/
Cepedo6726/
Sepedy6714/
Sopeda678/
Cépeda676/
Zepidi676/
Zepydy673/
Sipeda673/
Sepêda673/
Cepedy671/
Zipada671/
Zapida671/
Gepida671/
Cepedi671/
Jepede671/
Sepedo670/
Zepado670/

Zepeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zepeda in the Arabic language
زبيداzbyda-

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