Kipkenei Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkenei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipkenei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9841:46,9314,828

Kipkenei (348) may also be a first name.

Kipkenei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkenei is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkenei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 366,307th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkenei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 467,354th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 348 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 984 people, or 1 in 46,931. In Kenya Kipkenei is most common in: Baringo County, where 58 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 22 percent live and Nakuru County, where 11 percent live.

Kipkenei Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipkener886/
Kipkenyi881/
Kipkeny80207/
Kipkani801/
Kipkieny754/
Kipkanai752/
Kipkinui751/
Kipkiner751/
Kipkenga751/
Kipkenyo751/
Chepkenei716/
Kipkina673/
Kipchini631/
Chipkini631/
Chepkenoi5910/
Chepkenyi591/
Kebkani5329/
Kupcane5328/
Cipkina5316/
Kivkina5315/
Kupkyna539/
Kypkyna536/
Kepkyna533/
Kibkina532/
Cupkani531/
Chipkina507/
Chepkeny506/
Chebkene501/
Kebconne501/

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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 Kipkenei
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis