Cheptekei Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheptekei Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at backyard.

Cheptekei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2941:157,07412,406
Uganda551:709,80535,417

Cheptekei (118) may also be a first name.

Cheptekei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at backyard.

- knaibei

Cheptekei Last Name Facts

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

Cheptekei is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheptekei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 802,733rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptekei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Cheptekei is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 118 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 157,074. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 70 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 29 percent live and Busia County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live.

Cheptekei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cheptekei last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheptekeyi951/
Chepteki941/
Cheptakei892/
Cheptekey891/
Chepteeki891/
Chepteka8213/
Cheptaki824/
Cheptokey781/
Cheptikis781/
Cheptoka711/
Sceptique561/
Szczeptycka501/

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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
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  • 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 Cheptekei
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