Chepchirchir Surname
Approximately 21,634 people bear this surname
Chepchirchir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21,628 | 1:2,135 | 329 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chepchirchir (2,144) may also be a first name.
Chepchirchir Demographics
Chepchirchir Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chepchirchir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chepchirchir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chepchirchir is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chepchirchir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chepchirchir is the 24,948th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 336,856 people. The last name Chepchirchir is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepchirchir live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 162,093rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 2,144 people.
The surname Chepchirchir is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 21,628 people, or 1 in 2,135. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nandi County, where 31 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent are found and Kericho County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.
Chepchirchir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chepcchirchir | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chepcirchir | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chepchirchr | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chepchrchir | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chipchirchir | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chepchirchri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jepchirchir | 87 | 25,402 | / |
| Jepchirhir | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kipchirchir | 78 | 41,073 | / |
| Chepkerker | 55 | 224 | / |
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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 Chepchirchir
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