Cheptoo Surname

11,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheptoo Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when there were guests or visitors.

Cheptoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya50,5981:913142
Uganda2301:169,73614,436
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Iceland31:126,6975,403
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Cheptoo (6,387) may also be a first name.

Cheptoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when there were guests or visitors.

- knaibei

Cheptoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheptoo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheptoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cheptoo is the 11,049th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 143,329 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptoo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 82,295th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 6,387 people.

The surname Cheptoo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 50,598 people, or 1 in 913. In Kenya Cheptoo is most common in: Kericho County, where 27 percent live, West Pokot County, where 17 percent live and Nandi County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Cheptoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cheptoo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheptooh932/
Chepto92178/
Cheptot861,220/
Cheptou8695/
Cheptoi863/
Chebtoo861/
Cheptos861/
Cepto8329/
Cheptoch8025/
Cheptous804/
Cheptoey801/
Jeptoo7725,208/
Septoo77246/
Chapto7716/
Chipto7712/
Cheptu779/
Chepta779/
Heptot771/
Geptoo771/
Shepto771/
Sheptooha755/
Cheptoich751/
Cheptouch751/
Cheptui71158/
Cheptau7151/
Cheptus7127/
Cheptuu7125/
Cheptuy719/
Sehepto711/
Chebtoh711/
Schepta711/
Cipto672,489/
Septo67598/
Cevto6727/
Kepto6716/
Shchepta6713/
Jepto676/
Cheptuit674/
Zepto673/
Hepta672/
Cepta672/
Szczepto671/
Hipto671/
Cheptush671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheptoo
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