Chepkesis Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chepkesis 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
Kenya4251:108,6599,323
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Chepkesis (135) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chepkesis Demographics

Chepkesis Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 11 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chepkesis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chepkesis is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkesis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chepkesis is the 692,305th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkesis live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most common first name world-wide, held by 135 people.

The last name Chepkesis is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 108,659. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 54 percent live, Bungoma County, where 45 percent live and Kakamega County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Chepkesis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chepkesis surname is principally 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
Chepkwesis9566/
Chepkwessis902/
Chepkeses8952/
Chepkasis892/
Chepkosis891/
Chepkisis891/
Chepkwasis841/
Chepkwosis841/

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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 Chepkesis
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