Chepkong Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepkong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chepkong Last Name Facts

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

Chepkong occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chepkong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chepkong is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkong are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Chepkong is most common in: Kericho County, where 50 percent are found, Baringo County, where 13 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Chepkong
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