Chepkwemei Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepkwemei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chepkwemei 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
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754

Chepkwemei (64) may also be a first name.

Chepkwemei Last Name Facts

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

Chepkwemei is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chepkwemei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepkwemei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepkwemei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 64 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Chepkwemei is most common in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Chepkwemei occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent reside.

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
Chepkwemi951/
Chepkwemoi908,996/
Chepkwemoe901/
Chepkwemmoi861/
Chepkwemoy804/
Chebkwemoi802/
Chepkwamoi802/
Chepkwomoi802/
Jepkwemoi741/
Cheebkwemooy641/

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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 Chepkwemei
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