Chepoghon Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepoghon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chepoghon 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
Kenya6051:76,3307,135
Uganda1061:368,29523,776

Chepoghon (237) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chepoghon Demographics

Chepoghon Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 15 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chepoghon Last Name Facts

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

Chepoghon is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chepoghon.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepoghon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 471,721st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepoghon live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chepoghon is also the 581,650th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 237 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 605 people, or 1 in 76,330. In Kenya Chepoghon is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 0 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Chepoghon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chepoghon surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Cheponghon951/
Chepoghone951/
Chepeghon891/
Hepongun714/
Cipongon713/
Sepagon632/
Sepogan631/
Hepakgun5915/
Sepogane596/
Chapagan591/
Sephaghan561/
Chipangaan531/
Sepagan50391/
Zepagan502/
Gepagun501/
Zipagon501/
Kipogan501/
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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 Chepoghon
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