Kipkeu Surname

284,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkeu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipkeu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3521:34,1573,712
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kipkeu (226) may also be a first name.

Kipkeu Last Name Facts

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

Kipkeu is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kipkeu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkeu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 284,130th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,378,263 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkeu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkeu is also the 598,137th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 226 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,352 people, or 1 in 34,157. In Kenya Kipkeu is most prevalent in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 58 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Kipkeu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Kipkeu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipke912,592/
Kiepke83442/
Kipker83441/
Kippke8387/
Keipke8374/
Kipcke8343/
Kipkie8314/
Kipkei836/
Kipket835/
Kaipke830/
Kipkee830/
Kiepkie7711/
Kipcheu774/
Kipkesh773/
Kaipeke772/
Kipkoeh771/
Kipkoye771/
Kupke733,984/
Kipka732,876/
Kepke73583/
Kipko73304/
Kypke73186/
Kibke7347/
Küpke7320/
Kipki730/
Kupku730/
Kipkeiyo7114/
Kipkeech711/
Kipkeová711/
Kaipheke711/
Keppke67212/
Kepkey67119/
Kupkee67102/
Kuppke6753/
Kiebke6734/
Kiepka6714/
Käppke6710/
Kippka679/
Kupcke679/
Khipko675/
Kaipka673/
Kipkoi672/
Kepkei672/
Kipkaç672/
Kipkiy671/
Kyopke671/
Kipkai671/
Kipkoiech671/
Kipkaa671/
Kkipka671/
Kuipko671/
Kipkoy671/
Kipkis671/
Kipkiyech671/
Kipkoyech671/
Kypcke671/
Kypker671/
Kupkey670/
Kupkea670/
Keepke670/
Kepker670/
Kuepke670/

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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 Kipkeu
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