Çepni Surname
Approximately 4,153 people bear this surname
Çepni Surname User-submission:
This surname probably comes from an Oghuz Turkic tribe called as Çepni (Chepni). If this surname is prevalent among Pontians in Greece, than there's either a case of Hellenified Turcomans (which must be rare under Ottoman reign, the opposite was common), or they just got culturally influenced from those Turcomans.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,151 | 1:18,748 | 2,261 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cepni (105) are calculated separately.
Çepni Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname probably comes from an Oghuz Turkic tribe called as Çepni (Chepni). If this surname is prevalent among Pontians in Greece, than there's either a case of Hellenified Turcomans (which must be rare under Ottoman reign, the opposite was common), or they just got culturally influenced from those Turcomans.
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Where Does The Last Name Çepni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Çepni is found most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Cepni. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çepni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Çepni is the 111,719th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,754,767 people. The last name Çepni occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Çepni live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,151 people, or 1 in 18,748. In Turkey Çepni is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 30 percent are found, Rize Province, where 14 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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