Chepngetich Surname

10,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepngetich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepngetich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya54,9171:841128
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chepngetich (3,275) may also be a first name.

Chepngetich Last Name Facts

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

Chepngetich is found most in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepngetich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,243rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,660 people. The last name Chepngetich occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepngetich reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepngetich is also the 125,073rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 3,275 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 54,917 people, or 1 in 841. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bomet County, where 31 percent reside, Kericho County, where 28 percent reside and Narok County, where 15 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Chepngetich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chepngetich last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Chepngetich earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

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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 Chepngetich
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