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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 657,184th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipetu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipetu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

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

Kipetu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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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