Kipkiror Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkiror Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipkiror Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4621:31,5873,452
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipkiror (312) may also be a first name.

Kipkiror Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipkiror is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkiror? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipkiror is the 265,828th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. The surname Kipkiror is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkiror are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 497,456th most common first name world-wide, held by 312 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 31,587. In Kenya Kipkiror is most common in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 41 percent reside, Baringo County, where 39 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipkiror Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipkeror88186/
Kapkiror884/
Kipkoror883/
Kipkaror881/
Kipkirur881/
Kipkorirr821/
Kipkorir7562,183/
Kipkerer751/
Kipkerir751/
Kipkurere7159/
Kipkoriri712/
Kipkorire711/
Kiipkorir711/
Kipkworir711/
Kabikirire6750/
Kpkorir673/
Kibikirire671/

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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 Kipkiror
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