Kipchumba Surname

11,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipchumba Surname User-submission:

The surname Kipchumba originates from the Kalenjin tribe, Kenya. It comes from the prefix kip-, denoting 'little thing of something', and chumba, which is derived from the Kalenjin name of 'white people', chumbeek. Kipchumba therefore means 'little thing of white people'.

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Kipchumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya47,2411:978152
Uganda571:684,90034,656
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kipchumba (13,603) may also be a first name.

Kipchumba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kipchumba originates from the Kalenjin tribe, Kenya. It comes from the prefix kip-, denoting 'little thing of something', and chumba, which is derived from the Kalenjin name of 'white people', chumbeek. Kipchumba therefore means 'little thing of white people'. It is given to a child born in a place for the white people, like a child born in a hospital built by the white people. Some older people choose to drop kip- and remain with chumba, while the young people are often informally called chumbaa.

- Lawrence Kipchumba

Kipchumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipchumba has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipchumba? popularity and diffusion

Kipchumba is the 11,877th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 153,983 people. Kipchumba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipchumba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipchumba is also the 49,692nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 13,603 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 47,241 people, or 1 in 978. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nandi County, where 24 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Kipchumba exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipchumba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kipchumba earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

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