Chepkiech Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Chepkiech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 196 | 1:235,612 | 16,480 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
Chepkiech Demographics
Chepkiech Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chepkiech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chepkiech Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chepkiech is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chepkiech? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,155,901st most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Chepkiech is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkiech live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live, Kajiado County, where 1 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Chepkiech Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chepkiech surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chepkiyech | 95 | 78 | / |
| Chepkech | 94 | 1,029 | / |
| Chepkoech | 89 | 93,279 | / |
| Chepkiach | 89 | 1,997 | / |
| Chepkwech | 89 | 230 | / |
| Chepkeoch | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chepkeech | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chepkiyach | 84 | 200 | / |
| Chepkoeach | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chepkoyech | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cchepkoech | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chepkuch | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chpkoech | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chepkoec | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chepkeca | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chepkwiyach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chebukech | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chepokach | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chepkweck | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chepkiyej | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jepkech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chepokegho | 74 | 15 | / |
| Chepkwegho | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chepkogh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepkwik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepokwegho | 70 | 10 | / |
| Chepkwego | 67 | 95 | / |
| Chepkweko | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chepokugh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chepokaki | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chepkokei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chepkokey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepgokei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepachok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepokgho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepkwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepkagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepkukha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chepkiech
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