Kipkogei Surname

37,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkogei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipkogei 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
Kenya13,8751:3,328513
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipkogei (4,982) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipkogei Demographics

Kipkogei Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 579 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipkogei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkogei occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kipkogei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkogei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,937th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 525,115 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkogei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkogei is also the 96,413th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 4,982 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 13,875 people, or 1 in 3,328. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nandi County, where 40 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 31 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipkogei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kipkogei surname 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
Kipkosgei9424,607/
Kipkongei941/
Kipkoxgei941/
Kipkoge937/
Kipkosge8812/
Kipkogey8811/
Kipkugei884/
Kipgogei882/
Kipkegei881/
Kipkosgey82399/
Kapkoigei821/
Kipkigi801/
Kipkogy801/
Kpokuyge631/
Gbakogi536/
Gopagogi501/
Kobugage501/
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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 Kipkogei
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