Chepngeny Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepngeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepngeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1441:320,69419,794

Chepngeny Last Name Facts

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

Chepngeny is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepngeny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Chepngeny occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepngeny live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Chepngeny is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 320,694. In Kenya Chepngeny is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 64 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 36 percent live.

Chepngeny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chepngeny surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepng'eny9510/
Chipngenyi841/
Jepngeny825/
Tchepnegni741/
Chepnginoi741/
Chipingeni741/
Kipngeny71158/
Kipng'eny675/
Kipngenoy674/
Kipngetny671/
Chepnyongoi601/
Kipngenoi565/
Kipengene561/

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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 Chepngeny
  • 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