Chepkiyach Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkiyach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepkiyach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1991:232,06016,320
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chepkiyach (67) may also be a first name.

Chepkiyach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chepkiyach occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chepkiyach.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkiyach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkiyach are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepkiyach is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 67 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 232,060. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 97 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Chepkiyach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chepkiyach surname is predominantly 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 Chepkiyach
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