Kipao Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

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

Kipao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2221:238,47619,490
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kipao (27) may also be a first name.

Kipao Last Name Facts

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

Kipao is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 910,497th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kipao reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 27 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 238,476. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 68 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiphao913/
Kipaop911/
Kipayio833/
Kipaiyo832/
Kepao80108/
Kupao8017/
Cipao801/
Kipoa801/
Kaitphao771/
Chipao73879/
Quipao73481/
Keapao7354/
Keipoa7320/
Kipaua7310/
Kipoua737/
Kupaho735/
Kepaou734/
Ketpao734/
Kepaho733/
Kispoha67180/
Kiepouo6722/
Kepahou6712/
Ketphao6711/
Chipaou675/
Kipaiya671/
Kuipoho671/
Kispoho671/
Kaipuia671/

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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 Kipao
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