Chepkura Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chepkura Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3491:132,32110,872
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411

Chepkura (82) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chepkura Demographics

Chepkura Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 12 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chepkura Last Name Facts

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

Chepkura is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkura? popularity and diffusion

Chepkura is the 742,570th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkura live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepkura is also the 1,060,447th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 82 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 132,321. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Chepkura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chepkura surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepkurga941/
Chepkuri884/
Chapkura881/
Chepkora881/
Chepkurui8225,925/
Chepkurey821/
Chepkuruy821/
Chepkuirui781/
Chepkoro7563/
Chepkori7512/
Chepkore752/
Chepkiroi714/
Chepkoroy714/
Chebkurui712/
Chepkorui711/
Cypcura675/
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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 Chepkura
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