Chenangat Surname

60,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chenangat Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born before bedtime.

Chenangat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,3841:6,254853
Uganda9041:43,1855,429
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Chenangat (1,051) may also be a first name.

Chenangat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born before bedtime.

- knaibei

Chenangat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chenangat is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chenangat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenangat? popularity and diffusion

Chenangat is the 60,739th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 879,183 people. The last name Chenangat is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chenangat are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 246,979th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,051 people.

The surname Chenangat is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 7,384 people, or 1 in 6,254. In Kenya Chenangat is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 97 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live and Baringo County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Chenangat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chenangat surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chenangat
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