Chepkurong Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chepkurong Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born in the wilderness (uninhabited place) after the older siblings died.

Chepkurong 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
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chepkurong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born in the wilderness (uninhabited place) after the older siblings died.

- knaibei
DNA test information

Chepkurong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chepkurong is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkurong? popularity and diffusion

Chepkurong is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chepkurong reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kween District, where 67 percent are found, Kapchorwa District, where 19 percent are found and Bukwo District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

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
Chepkwurong955/
Chepkirong906/
Chepkurung901/
Chepokrong901/
Chepkering809/
Chipkirong801/
Chepokiring761/
Chepokariang731/
Shebukaranga551/
Chaipgrawang551/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Chepkurong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis