Cheptuyot Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheptuyot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheptuyot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458

Cheptuyot Last Name Facts

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

Cheptuyot is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheptuyot? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cheptuyot is the 2,121,169th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheptuyot are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Cheptuyot is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent are found.

Cheptuyot Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheptuiyot951/
Cheptiyot891/
Cheptuy889/
Cheptoyo82642/
Chepteyo82138/
Cheptuit824/
Cheptuya823/
Cheptayo821/
Cheptiyos78539/
Cheptui75158/
Cheptou7595/
Cheptau7551/
Cheptay753/
Cheptoi753/
Cheptey751/
Chepteya71162/
Chepteye7169/
Cheptous714/
Cheptiya711/
Chepteey711/
Cheptoye711/
Cheptoya711/
Cheptoey711/
Cheptayi711/
Cheptoich671/
Cheptouch671/

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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
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  • 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 Cheptuyot
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