Kipkemboi Surname

20,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkemboi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.

Kipkemboi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya27,1521:1,701264
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kipkemboi (7,023) may also be a first name.

Kipkemboi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.

- knaibei

Kipkemboi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipkemboi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkemboi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipkemboi is the 20,113th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 268,092 people. Kipkemboi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkemboi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkemboi is also the 77,389th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 7,023 people.

Kipkemboi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 27,152 people, or 1 in 1,701. In Kenya Kipkemboi is most prevalent in: Nandi County, where 40 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kipkemboi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipkwemboi958/
Kipkembo942/
Kpkemboi941/
Kepkemboi8913/
Kipkimboi891/
Kibukembo781/
Kipkembech745/
Kpokmboy711/
Chepkeimboi701/
Kibakombo671/
Kapkwemba671/
Kpakambou671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kipkemboi
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