Cheptai Surname
Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname
Cheptai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,429 | 1:27,319 | 3,796 |
| Kenya | 436 | 1:105,917 | 9,139 |
Cheptai (138) may also be a first name.
Cheptai Demographics
Cheptai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheptai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheptai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheptai is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheptai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cheptai is the 219,336th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,907,531 people. Cheptai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Cheptai is also the 787,636th most widely held first name globally, held by 138 people.
The last name Cheptai is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,429 people, or 1 in 27,319. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kapchorwa District, where 49 percent reside, Kween District, where 20 percent reside and Amudat District, where 15 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent reside.
Cheptai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cheptai last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Cheptai
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