Jepkirui Surname

46,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jepkirui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jepkirui 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
Kenya11,1741:4,133598
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jepkirui (737) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Jepkirui Demographics

Jepkirui Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 392 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Jepkirui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jepkirui is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jepkirui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jepkirui is the 46,385th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 652,129 people. The last name Jepkirui occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jepkirui live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jepkirui is also the 303,201st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 737 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 11,174 people, or 1 in 4,133. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nandi County, where 71 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Jepkirui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jepkirui surname is primarily 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
Jepkiru931/
Jepkrui931/
Jepkurui884,510/
Jepkerui881/
Cepkirui881/
Epkiri866/
Jepkirich821/
Jepkor715/
Jepker712/
Joepker672/
Jepiker672/
Jepkore671/
Epkeri5710/
Epkere575/
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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 Jepkirui
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