Kipkew Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipkew 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
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipkew (61) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipkew Demographics

Kipkew Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipkew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkew occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kipkew live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 61 people.

Kipkew is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya Kipkew is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 64 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 35 percent are found and Muranga County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Kipkew is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kipkew Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
Kiepkew920/
Kipkeb831/
Kipkeev771,846/
Kipchew7757/
Kupkeaw775/
Kipkeva771/
Kiebkeaw711/
Kubkew671/
Kypkeev625/
Kipchev623/
Kepkeev622/
Kubkeaw622/
Kuebkeaw571/
Kibkib501/
Kubkiw501/
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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 Kipkew
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