Kipeyi Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Kipeyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 121 | 1:322,639 | 21,815 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kipeyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kipeyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kipeyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kipeyi? popularity and diffusion
Kipeyi is the 1,537,949th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipeyi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 322,639. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 92 percent reside, Busia District, where 2 percent reside and Mukono District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Kipeyi
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