Chepkurui Surname

21,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkurui Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at bedtime.

Chepkurui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya25,2301:1,830281
Uganda6851:56,9926,705
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chepkurui (2,468) may also be a first name.

Chepkurui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at bedtime.

- knaibei

Chepkurui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chepkurui is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chepkurui click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkurui? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,034th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 281,101 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkurui are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 148,815th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,468 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 25,230 people, or 1 in 1,830. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kericho County, where 28 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 22 percent are found and Bomet County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Kenya Chepkurui occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Chepkurui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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