Chepkiach Surname

207,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkiach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepkiach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9871:23,2412,636
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Chepkiach (311) may also be a first name.

Chepkiach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chepkiach is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkiach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,335th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,649,247 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkiach reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepkiach is also the 498,315th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 311 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,987 people, or 1 in 23,241. In Kenya Chepkiach is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent live and Turkana County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Chepkiach Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Chepkiach
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