Chepto Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Chepto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 116 | 1:398,103 | 22,333 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Chepto Demographics
Chepto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chepto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chepto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chepto is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chepto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held 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.
The surname Chepto is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 398,103. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 84 percent live, Kericho County, where 8 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya Chepto occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Chepto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chepto last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheptoo | 92 | 50,845 | / |
| Cheptot | 92 | 1,220 | / |
| Cheptou | 92 | 95 | / |
| Cheptoi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Cheptos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cepto | 91 | 29 | / |
| Cheptoch | 86 | 25 | / |
| Cheptous | 86 | 4 | / |
| Cheptooh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chapto | 83 | 16 | / |
| Chipto | 83 | 12 | / |
| Chepta | 83 | 9 | / |
| Heptot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shepto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheptouch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheptau | 77 | 51 | / |
| Chebtoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sehepto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chebtoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schepta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cipto | 73 | 2,489 | / |
| Septo | 73 | 598 | / |
| Cevto | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kepto | 73 | 16 | / |
| Jepto | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zepto | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cepta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hepta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hipto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shchepta | 71 | 13 | / |
| Szczepto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeptoo | 67 | 25,208 | / |
| Septoo | 67 | 246 | / |
| Shepta | 67 | 213 | / |
| Heptas | 67 | 179 | / |
| Chapta | 67 | 52 | / |
| Chopta | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cheapetta | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chabto | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chebta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chipta | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheptooha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Septou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Septos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keptot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heptaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chevta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seipto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szepto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heptah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciepta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khevto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seapto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geptoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chypta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebtou | 67 | 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 Chepto
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