Chepet Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Chepet Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a name given to a child born at midday.
Chepet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
Chepet (117) may also be a first name.
Chepet Surname Meaning
Chepet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chepet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chepet occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chepet? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Chepet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepet live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepet is also the 864,112th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 117 people.
Chepet is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya Chepet exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live.
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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
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