Kipkemoi Surname

15,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkemoi Surname User-submission:

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

Kipkemoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya35,3661:1,306207
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipkemoi (13,225) may also be a first name.

Kipkemoi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- knaibei

Kipkemoi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipkemoi is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kipkemoi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkemoi? popularity and diffusion

Kipkemoi is the 15,755th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 205,991 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkemoi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkemoi is also the 50,674th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 13,225 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 35,366 people, or 1 in 1,306. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kericho County, where 26 percent live, Nakuru County, where 18 percent live and Bomet County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Kipkemoi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipkkemoi941/
Kipkemo9354/
Kipkemei8811,323/
Kepkemoi882/
Kipkemio881/
Ckepkemoi821/
Kipkaimoi821/
Kipkema801/
Kipkeme801/
Kepkemei752/
Kipkemer751/
Kipkimei751/
Kipkoimat711/
Chepkemoii671/
Cheppkemoi671/
Kipkama671/
Chepkimoi592/
Chepkemoy591/
Kepkome531/
Chebkemi501/
Chepkimo501/
Chepkema501/

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