Kipeto Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kipeto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1921:275,73821,701
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Kipeto (23) may also be a first name.

Kipeto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipeto is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipeto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipeto reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The surname Kipeto is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 275,738. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 61 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Kipeto exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipeito921/
Kipeta836,237/
Kipoto83312/
Kipato8345/
Kipito837/
Kepeto832/
Kipetha77523/
Chipeto7729/
Kipitoi774/
Kippeta774/
Kispeta774/
Kepoeto771/
Kaipoto771/
Kaipeta771/
Kispetta7121/
Kispesta7112/
Kipiotou712/
Chipfeto711/
Kipata672,407/
Kupeta671,181/
Kipita67328/
Kipota67107/
Cupeto6733/
Kepito6712/
Kupato6712/
Kepato6711/
Kepoto679/
Cipeta678/
Kepeta675/
Cipito671/
Kupyto671/
Kupoto671/

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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 Kipeto
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