Kiapa Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Kiapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5681:81,3037,490
Nicaragua2501:24,0841,046
Papua New Guinea2341:34,8454,120
Honduras481:183,6762,167
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India71:109,580,769786,157
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kiapa (83) may also be a first name.

Kiapa Last Name Facts

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

Kiapa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 326,564th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. The surname Kiapa is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Kiapa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kiapa is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 83 people.

The last name Kiapa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 81,303. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 98 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.

Kiapa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiapai9123/
Kiappa9121/
Kijapa913/
Khiapa911/
Kiapea911/
Koijapa8325/
Koiyapa8323/
Kijapay831/
Kiape80191/
Kiopa80175/
Kyapa80164/
Kjapa80128/
Kiapi8094/
Kiapo8073/
Kiapy802/
Kaijapau7721/
Kaiyapay773/
Kajiappa772/
Kaiyappa771/
Chiapa73591/
Kijape73219/
Kiapee7371/
Kiapeš7351/
Kiapos7339/
Kiapes7321/
Kiopai7315/
Kiappe739/
Kiappi739/
Kyaapa736/
Kiapio736/
Quiapa735/
Kyappa734/
Cijapa734/
Cihapa733/
Kyapay732/
Kiaphy732/
Kiapey731/
Kyapap731/
Kyapai731/
Kiopau731/
Kiapou731/
Keapai731/
Keapah731/
Kiapeh731/
Kiapoi731/
Kiatpo731/
Kijapy731/
Kaiyaphai711/
Chiappa677,383/
Kaiyape67139/
Kaiyapo6715/
Chiapai6711/
Keaphai678/
Koiyapo677/
Kiappes676/
Kaiyapi675/
Kiatpho672/
Kijiape671/
Kihaphe671/
Caiyapa671/
Quijapa671/
Kaayapa671/
Kiopacz671/
Kiapioh671/
Kaijapo671/
Koijapo671/
Chihapa671/
Kiaypet671/
Kiappis671/
Kajjapa671/
Kijapje671/

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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
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  • 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 Kiapa
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