Kipetu Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4571:101,0508,825
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipetu (10) may also be a first name.

Kipetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipetu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 657,184th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipetu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipetu is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name Kipetu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 101,050. In Kenya Kipetu is most common in: Narok County, where 91 percent reside, Bomet County, where 8 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya Kipetu exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipetu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipatu83301/
Kipitu8334/
Kepetu8310/
Kipotu833/
Chipetu7771/
Koipitu7731/
Kipitau773/
Kiopitu771/
Kipiotou712/
Kaipothu711/
Kippetoe710/
Kupitu676/
Kupatu671/
Chipitu62120/
Kepotau625/
Kepatau621/
Chepetui5734/
Kiepitoe572/
Keepattu571/
Chepethu571/
Chepeitui53114/
Chepeytui531/
Chepeituy531/

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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 Kipetu
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