Chepto Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1161:398,10322,333
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chepto Last Name Facts

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

Chepto has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chepto reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 398,103. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 84 percent live, Kericho County, where 8 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Chepto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheptoo9250,845/
Cheptot921,220/
Cheptou9295/
Cheptoi923/
Cheptos921/
Cepto9129/
Cheptoch8625/
Cheptous864/
Cheptooh862/
Chapto8316/
Chipto8312/
Chepta839/
Heptot831/
Shepto831/
Cheptouch801/
Cheptoich801/
Cheptau7751/
Chebtoo771/
Sehepto771/
Chebtoh771/
Schepta771/
Cipto732,489/
Septo73598/
Cevto7327/
Kepto7316/
Jepto736/
Zepto733/
Cepta732/
Hepta732/
Hipto731/
Shchepta7113/
Szczepto711/
Jeptoo6725,208/
Septoo67246/
Shepta67213/
Heptas67179/
Chapta6752/
Chopta6733/
Cheapetta6712/
Chabto6712/
Chebta6710/
Chipta676/
Sheptooha675/
Septou674/
Septos672/
Keptot672/
Heptaş671/
Chevta671/
Seipto671/
Szepto671/
Heptah671/
Ciepta671/
Khevto671/
Seapto671/
Geptoo671/
Chypta671/
Hebtou671/

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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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  • 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 Chepto
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