Jeptarus Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jeptarus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeptarus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7841:58,9035,806

Jeptarus (980) may also be a first name.

Jeptarus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeptarus is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeptarus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeptarus is the 437,497th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jeptarus are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jeptarus is also the 257,336th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 980 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 58,903. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nandi County, where 44 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent live and Baringo County, where 15 percent live.

Jeptarus Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Septarus8818/
Cheptarus821,628/
Cheptorus71797/
Chebtarus711/
Cheptoruse671/
Jobitrus634/
J Bitrus631/
Juwe-Pieters601/
Cheptoros596/
Japituras591/
Jopiters501/

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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 Jeptarus
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