Kiperus Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiperus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiperus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kiperus Last Name Facts

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

Kiperus is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiperus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiperus is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiperus are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 401,564. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 50 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 41 percent reside and Isiolo County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Kiperus is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Kiperus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kiperus surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiperush934/
Kuperus862,179/
Kiparus86404/
Keperus861/
Kiporus861/
Kiparush8013/
Kiporush8012/
Kupeerus8010/
Kyperush801/
Cuperus711,540/
Kuparus711/
Kyparush672/
Cuparus570/
Chipăruş531/

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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 Kiperus
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