Kipkechir Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kipkechir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kipkechir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kipkechir (10) may also be a first name.

Kipkechir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkechir is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkechir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kipkechir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkechir are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kipkechir is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Busia County, where 50 percent live and West Pokot County, where 50 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Sudan, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapkechir8934/
Chepkechir7413/
Chepchichir5046/

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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 Kipkechir
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