Chepkieny Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chepkieny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
Chepkieny Demographics
Chepkieny Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chepkieny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chepkieny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chepkieny is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chepkieny? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Chepkieny occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkieny reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Chepkieny is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Chepkieny is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 50 percent are found, Baringo County, where 13 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 13 percent are found.
Chepkieny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chepkiyeny | 95 | 98 | / |
| Chepkeny | 94 | 6 | / |
| Chepkeiny | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chepkenyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chepkiyony | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chepkiyengi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chepkenoi | 78 | 10 | / |
| Chepkenei | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chepcheny | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chepkouny | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chepchenyi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chipkini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chebkene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchepkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jibkiny | 50 | 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 Chepkieny
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