Jeptum Surname
Approximately 5,118 people bear this surname
Jeptum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,117 | 1:9,025 | 1,163 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jeptum (1,693) may also be a first name.
Jeptum Demographics
Jeptum Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jeptum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeptum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeptum is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jeptum.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeptum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 93,258th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,423,905 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jeptum live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 186,876th most common forename globally, held by 1,693 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,117 people, or 1 in 9,025. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nandi County, where 53 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 26 percent are found and Baringo County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Jeptum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeptumo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jptm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cheptum | 77 | 3,149 | / |
| Septhum | 77 | 52 | / |
| Jaipatum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japatium | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japitaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheptuum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jabtum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheepthum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jepton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jebe-Tume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jepiwatham | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sipthum | 62 | 16 | / |
| Japitam | 62 | 6 | / |
| Japtami | 62 | 5 | / |
| Jepadma | 62 | 4 | / |
| Jeptoon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chebtum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jbtm | 60 | 1 | / |
| Japutama | 57 | 10 | / |
| Jeepadma | 57 | 7 | / |
| Jipattam | 57 | 3 | / |
| Japitamu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Japatama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Japitama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Japattima | 53 | 20 | / |
| Jebothoma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Japitamay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jebiotimo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jpadma | 50 | 3 | / |
| Hiptom | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jubdam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Japatigham | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Jeptum
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis