Chepterit Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepterit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chepterit 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
Kenya6501:71,0466,712
Uganda631:619,67132,575

Chepterit (66) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chepterit Demographics

Chepterit Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 11 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chepterit Last Name Facts

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

Chepterit is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepterit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,770th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chepterit reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most common first name worldwide, borne by 66 people.

The last name Chepterit is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 71,046. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 86 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 12 percent live and Baringo County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya Chepterit exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Chepterit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chepterit last name is chiefly 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
Chepteri941/
Cheptarit8966/
Chepterei891/
Chepterer78245/
Cheptiret784/
Cheptirei783/
Chepteres781/
Septeri7516/
Kipterit7121/
Septeris711/
Septera636/
Septere632/
Šeptere631/
Giptere5095/
Septira5083/
Septyra5032/
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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 Chepterit
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