Chebiwot Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chebiwot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chebiwot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3871:119,32810,008
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chebiwot (32) may also be a first name.

Chebiwot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chebiwot is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chebiwot? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chebiwot is the 742,570th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chebiwot live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chebiwot is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The last name Chebiwot is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 119,328. In Kenya Chebiwot is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 41 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 16 percent reside and Nandi County, where 14 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Chebiwot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chebiwott94269/
Jebiwoot751/
Kibiwot676,373/
Kibiwott636,857/
Kibiwwot634/
Chiviwat632/
Chaiviwat5911/
Cheeveewat5698/
Kibiwat537/
Zebibat534/
Jebibut533/
Seviwat531/
Kibewott501/

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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 Chebiwot
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