Kipkigen Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipkigen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipkigen Demographics

Kipkigen Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipkigen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkigen is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkigen? popularity and diffusion

Kipkigen is the 1,849,867th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkigen live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Kipkigen is most common in: Uasin Gishu County, where 52 percent live, Nandi County, where 47 percent live and Vihiga County, where 1 percent live.

Kipkigen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kipkigen last name is principally 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
Kipkogen884/
Chepkigen717/
Chipchigin5631/
Kubokawagen5326/

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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
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  • 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 Kipkigen
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