Chepchieng Surname

122,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepchieng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chepchieng Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,7191:12,4171,550
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Chepchieng (594) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chepchieng Demographics

Chepchieng Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 63 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chepchieng Last Name Facts

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

Chepchieng is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepchieng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chepchieng is the 122,819th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,959,018 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepchieng live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepchieng is also the 343,155th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 594 people.

The surname Chepchieng is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,719 people, or 1 in 12,417. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Baringo County, where 88 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 6 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Chepchieng Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepcheng9596/
Chepching954/
Chepcheieng951/
Chepchien'g951/
Chhepchieng951/
Chepcheing905/
Chepkieng84486/
Jepchieng841/
Kipchieng744/
Chepkyeng741/
Hepgenc597/
Gepjing591/
Chypchyhyna571/
Seubsieng531/
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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 Chepchieng
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