Cheptot Surname
Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname
Cheptot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,189 | 1:38,839 | 4,129 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
Cheptot (230) may also be a first name.
Cheptot Demographics
Cheptot Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheptot Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheptot Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheptot occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cheptot click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheptot? popularity and diffusion
Cheptot is the 309,145th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,973,398 people. The surname Cheptot is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptot are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Cheptot is also the 591,855th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 230 people.
Cheptot is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 1,189 people, or 1 in 38,839. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 53 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 28 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Cheptot Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chepto | 92 | 178 | / |
| Heptot | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoo | 86 | 50,845 | / |
| Cheptou | 86 | 95 | / |
| Cheptoi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cheptos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cepto | 83 | 29 | / |
| Cheptoch | 80 | 25 | / |
| Cheptous | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cheptuit | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cheptooh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chopthot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipto | 77 | 12 | / |
| Chepta | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keptot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shepto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheapetta | 75 | 12 | / |
| Cheptoich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheptouch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheptau | 71 | 51 | / |
| Chebtta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chebtoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sehepto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chebtoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schepta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cipto | 67 | 2,489 | / |
| Septo | 67 | 598 | / |
| Cevto | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shchepta | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jepto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zepto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hepta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cepta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hipto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheybtta | 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 Cheptot
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