Chepus Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chepus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chepus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818

Chepus Last Name Facts

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

Chepus (Russian: Чепусь) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chepus.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Chepus live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 60 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 37 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Kenya Chepus is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Chepus Last Name Statistics demography

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

Chepus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepeus9255/
Chepush921/
Chepuus921/
Chephus921/
Chepu9149/
Cepus9122/
Cheapuis868/
Chapus831,941/
Cephus831,574/
Cheepu83895/
Schepu8344/
Chopus8341/
Chepud8329/
Cheppu8312/
Chepos839/
Chepau837/
Chedpu833/
Cheipu833/
Ceppus833/
Ceapus833/
Chipus832/
Chepou832/
Cepush831/
Cheput831/
Cepuhs831/
Chepfu831/
Cheapu831/
Hespus830/
Hephus830/
Chepusova80111/
Hepu8036/
Cepu8015/
Chapuis7717,557/
Chappus77185/
Chipgus7721/
Cepeusz7720/
Chetput7717/
Chapuys7713/
Chipuse7710/
Chepult779/
Chepuch779/
Cephaus778/
Cepusch777/
Ciephus776/
Chehpou776/
Cephuse775/
Cephous774/
Cepheus772/
Ceephus772/
Chepuha772/
Chapous771/
Cheepuu771/
Chheepu771/
Cheapos771/
Chapeus771/
Chepfou771/
Cheeput771/
Chippus770/
Hephuss770/
Cheposh770/
Chepousova751/
Chipu731,594/
Cepeu73214/
Cepuš73101/
Kepus7392/
Hepos7387/
Cespu7347/
Cepuc7345/
Jepus7337/
Hipus7329/
Khepu7324/
Cipus739/
Cephu736/
Cypus735/
Shepu735/
Sepus733/
Hepou733/
Gepus732/
Heppu732/
Heepu731/
Cepou731/
Heput731/
Ţepus731/
Cepau731/
Hephu731/
Chappuis716,012/
Cepusova711/
Cheapheu711/
Khepushe711/
Schippus711/
Schepput711/
Chappeus711/
Cepuch67372/
Sephus67260/
Chapuz67257/
Haipus67161/
Chipau67143/
Ceppos67130/
Schiphuis67100/
Cyphus6796/
Geppus6770/
Chipud6768/
Chipfu6749/
Khephu6745/
Chipui6743/
Chaipu6743/
Chippu6742/
Kiepus6739/
Shepos6738/
Chipuc6736/
Shespu6726/
Sheput6721/
Chipeu6721/
Heiput6714/
Hetpui6714/
Ceapuc6713/
Chidpu6711/
Kepuse678/
Chepuhova678/
Chiopu675/
Hepuit675/
Chipou674/
Cepuha673/
Chipos673/
Chipaushe672/
Chipusova672/
Shepud672/
Sheepu672/
Keipus672/
Chipuu671/
Chispu671/
Hippus671/
Seapus671/
Sepeus671/
Seppus671/
Syhpus671/
Chepoe671/
Chepoo671/
Keypus671/
Čepuhs671/
Schepputt671/
Chapús671/
Chiput671/
Chypusova671/
Hehpuu671/
Hyphus670/
Ciphus670/
Chiphouse670/

Chepus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chepus in the Russian language
Чепусьcepus-

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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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  • 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 Chepus
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