Cheptoyek Surname
Approximately 3,410 people bear this surname
Cheptoyek Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a name given to a child born when there were guests or visitors.
Cheptoyek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,409 | 1:11,452 | 1,912 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Cheptoyek (15) may also be a first name.
Cheptoyek Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a name given to a child born when there were guests or visitors.
- knaibeiCheptoyek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheptoyek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheptoyek occurs most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheptoyek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 132,384th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,137,110 people. Cheptoyek is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptoyek live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Cheptoyek is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 3,409 people, or 1 in 11,452. In Uganda Cheptoyek is most numerous in: Kween District, where 41 percent reside, Bukwo District, where 35 percent reside and Kapchorwa District, where 22 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheptoyeck | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoeyek | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoek | 94 | 3,658 | / |
| Cheptyek | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoyk | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chepteyek | 89 | 4 | / |
| Cheptayek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chepttoek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoiyk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoiek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoeck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cheptiyek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chebtoyek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chepteyeek | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chepteek | 82 | 1,439 | / |
| Cheptaek | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chepteik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cheptoic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choptuik | 59 | 26 | / |
| Heptaig | 50 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheptoyek
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