Kipepe Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kipepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3661:144,64913,219
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kipepe (27) may also be a first name.

Kipepe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipepe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 482,629th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipepe reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania Kipepe is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 56 percent live, Pwani Region, where 22 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipeppe921/
Kipiepie861/
Kipepa83555/
Kupepe8396/
Kipope8334/
Kipape838/
Kipeev832/
Kippev831/
Kipipe831/
Kepepe831/
Chipepe77314/
Kipapei77105/
Khipeev771/
Kepev7322/
Kipev731/
Kepep731/
Koipapei71128/
Kipaipei711/
Kipapi67566/
Kipipi67489/
Kepeap6782/
Kipipa6728/
Kepipe6721/
Kaipip676/
Cuipepper675/
Kepeev674/
Kipopi671/
Kepepa671/
Kipapy671/
Kepiep671/
Kyphep670/

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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 Kipepe
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