Kipelian Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipelian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipelian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6571:70,2896,665
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipelian (294) may also be a first name.

Kipelian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipelian has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipelian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 500,196th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name Kipelian is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipelian are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 514,566th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 294 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 70,289. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 71 percent reside, Narok County, where 24 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipelian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kupelian88560/
Kipalian881/
Kepelian881/
Kipalan80177/
Kupelan802/
Kupelyan7544/
Caipelan759/
Kupalian752/
Kupelain752/
Kuppelan751/
Kipilion751/
Kaipalan751/
Kypelyan751/
Kipalain751/
Kupelhan750/
Cipilan671/
Caipilan63155/
Chipilan6349/
Cepelyan635/
Kupolyan633/
Kuipilam631/
Chepelan631/
Chepelion59197/
Quipallan59108/
Chipilyan5925/
Chepelyan5911/
Quipaillan562/
Kepolon5317/
Caipilam501/
Caipilon501/

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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 Kipelian
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