Kipanu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kipanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kipanu (49) may also be a first name.

Kipanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipanu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kipanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Kipanu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kipanu live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kipanu is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 49 people.

Kipanu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea Kipanu is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 81 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Kipanu occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipangu92218/
Kispanu9238/
Kaipanou866/
Kipenu8347/
Kepanu839/
Kupanu831/
Kepannu773/
Kuppanu773/
Kepanou771/
Kiponnou711/
Kuponu67104/
Kepenu672/
Cupeanu6277/
Kepenou6229/
Keponou6210/
Kupponu624/
Chepanu621/
Keponnou571/
Cheppanu571/
Chepannou532/

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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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  • 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 Kipanu
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