Chepkemoi Surname

5,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkemoi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.

Chepkemoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya105,2841:43953
Uganda2261:172,74014,602
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chepkemoi (7,391) may also be a first name.

Chepkemoi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.

- knaibei

Chepkemoi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chepkemoi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chepkemoi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkemoi? popularity and diffusion

Chepkemoi is the 5,373rd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 69,059 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkemoi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 74,877th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 7,391 people.

Chepkemoi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 105,284 people, or 1 in 439. In Kenya it is most common in: Bomet County, where 30 percent are found, Kericho County, where 28 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Chepkemoi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepkiemoi951/
Chepkemoii951/
Cheppkemoi951/
Chepkemo9453/
Hepkemoi949/
Chepkemei895,351/
Chepkomoi8930/
Chepkamoi899/
Chepkimoi892/
Chepkemoy891/
Chepkomo821/
Chepkimo821/
Chepkema821/
Chebkemi821/
Chepkamei782/
Hepkema75179/
Jepkemo751/
Jepkema6388/

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