Cheptiony Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Cheptiony Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 159 | 1:290,440 | 18,686 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Cheptiony (12) may also be a first name.
Cheptiony Demographics
Cheptiony Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheptiony Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheptiony Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheptiony occurs most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheptiony? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptiony reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cheptiony is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 290,440. In Kenya Cheptiony is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 50 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 26 percent are found and Bomet County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Cheptiony Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheptyony | 89 | 10 | / |
| Cheptuyony | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cheptyonyi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cheptine | 82 | 157 | / |
| Cheptini | 82 | 15 | / |
| Cheptinet | 78 | 1 | / |
| Heptine | 75 | 9 | / |
| Cheptene | 71 | 643 | / |
| Heptiani | 71 | 63 | / |
| Chepteni | 71 | 58 | / |
| Ceptiana | 71 | 8 | / |
| Heptiana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cheptenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiptine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heptynh | 63 | 21 | / |
| Ciptini | 63 | 21 | / |
| Hebtine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ceptenă | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zeptiani | 59 | 14 | / |
| Ciptiani | 59 | 7 | / |
| Ciptiana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Heptener | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Cheptiony
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