Cheptumo Surname

178,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheptumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cheptumo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3841:19,3712,268
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cheptumo (296) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Cheptumo Demographics

Cheptumo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 52 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Cheptumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheptumo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cheptumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheptumo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,851st most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,053,015 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptumo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 296 people.

Cheptumo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2,384 people, or 1 in 19,371. In Kenya Cheptumo is mostly found in: Baringo County, where 82 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 5 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Cheptumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheptumot941/
Cheptumoa941/
Cheptuimot891/
Cheptuma8816/
Jeptumo801/
Chopthuma714/
Chopthumma6780/
Ciptomo6738/
Septomo679/
Kiptumo671/
Kiphtumo631/
Septouma631/
Septumas631/
Septoma531/
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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 Cheptumo
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