Cheptim Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheptim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cheptim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3871:119,32810,008
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Cheptim Demographics

Cheptim Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Cheptim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheptim is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheptim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cheptim is the 744,013th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptim live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 119,328. In Kenya Cheptim is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 83 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 16 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent reside.

Cheptim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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
Cheptem864/
Cheptin861/
Chapthim801/
Ceptin7742/
Septim7732/
Heptin7728/
Ceptem771/
Hepting711,384/
Septiem7193/
Sheptin7130/
Septime717/
Cepting711/
Heebtim711/
Heppting6718/
Chebtina675/
Scheptinova672/
Chepteng671/
Cepptina671/
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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 Cheptim
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