Jepkosgei Surname

29,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jepkosgei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jepkosgei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya18,1441:2,545407
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jepkosgei (8,882) may also be a first name.

Jepkosgei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jepkosgei is found most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jepkosgei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,514th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 401,540 people. Jepkosgei is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jepkosgei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jepkosgei is also the 66,307th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 8,882 people.

Jepkosgei is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 18,144 people, or 1 in 2,545. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 45 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Colombia, where 0 percent reside.

Jepkosgei Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jepkosegei952/
Jepkosgeei951/
Jepkoesgei951/
Jepkosngei951/
Jepkossgei951/
Jepkogei949,619/
Jepkosge941/
Jepkosgey89163/
Jebkosgei891/
Jebukosgei841/

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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 Jepkosgei
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