Šepec Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šepec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šepec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2521:9,8722,297
Croatia1231:34,3797,032
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Sepec (25) are calculated separately.

Šepec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šepec occurs most in Slovenia. It can also occur as: Sepec. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šepec.

How Common Is The Last Name Šepec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šepec is the 760,012th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šepec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šepec is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 9,872. In Slovenia Šepec is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 27 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent reside and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 16 percent reside. Not including Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 33 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sepec9325/
Cepec80143/
Šipec8091/
Šepic8065/
Šepek8063/
Šepeš806/
Šopec802/
Šapec802/
Cepeci73105/
Sepeck7352/
Zepeck7328/
Cepeck7313/
Sepeci734/
Chepec733/
Šejpeš732/
Sepecz731/
Cepech731/
Sepech731/
Sepetci6794/
Cepheci6786/
Shepeck6782/
Chepeck6718/
Seepech6715/
Cepesci672/
Chepech671/

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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 Šepec
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