Chepteng'an Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepteng'an Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born tiny.

Chepteng'an Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chepteng'an (12) may also be a first name.

Chepteng'an Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born tiny.

- knaibei

Chepteng'an Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chepteng'an Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chepteng'an is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chepteng'an click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepteng'an? popularity and diffusion

Chepteng'an is the 1,839,022nd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Chepteng'an is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepteng'an live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent live and Busia County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Chepteng'an Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chepteng'an surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheptengan95674/
Cheptengant912/
Cheptengani912/
Cheeptengan911/
Cheptangan863/
Cheptungan861/
Chewpatanakun586/
Chappidinaganna541/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chepteng'an
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