Pepa

Pepa Meaning & Origin

About Pepa
The surname Pepa is of Italian origin and is derived from the given name Giuseppe, which is the Italian form of Joseph. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Giuseppe or Joseph. The name Joseph itself has Hebrew origins and means "God will increase" or "God shall add." Therefore, the surname Pepa can be interpreted to mean "son of Giuseppe" or "descendant of Joseph."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pepa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pepa: 193
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 94,730
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pepa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Pepa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PP
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 P AH0
🌐 IPA
/pepa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pepa in Braille

Here's how to represent Pepa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pepa in braille

How to sign the name Pepa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pepa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pepa in sign language

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