Šep Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740

The alternate forms: Sep (5,677), Şep (159) & Sép (1) are calculated separately.

Šep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šep is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Sep, Şep or Sép. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šep? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šep is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šep live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 192,209. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Sisak-Moslavina County, where 82 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sep895,677/
Şep89159/
Šeps86220/
Šeip8624/
Šeap861/
Še801/
Sép781/
Xep674,068/
Cep671,696/
Šíp67915/
Zep67851/
Šip67105/
Šei67103/
Šeb6786/
Šej6783/
Šeh6723/
Šet677/
Šepová676/
Šev672/
Çep671/
Šyp671/
Šeu671/
Šea671/

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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 Šep
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