Chepkieng Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Chepkieng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 486 | 1:95,020 | 8,436 |
Chepkieng (56) may also be a first name.
Chepkieng Demographics
Chepkieng Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chepkieng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chepkieng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chepkieng occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chepkieng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 629,292nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkieng are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 56 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 95,020. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 64 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 14 percent are found.
Chepkieng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chepkieng surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chepkiyeng | 95 | 1,405 | / |
| Chepkeng | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chepkyeng | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chepchieng | 84 | 3,720 | / |
| Chopkeng | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chapkeng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chapking | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hepkings | 82 | 0 | / |
| Chepcheieng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chepchien'g | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chhepchieng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chepcheng | 78 | 96 | / |
| Chepching | 78 | 4 | / |
| Hipking | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chepcheing | 74 | 5 | / |
| Chabking | 71 | 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 Chepkieng
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