Kipkosgei Surname

22,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkosgei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipkosgei 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
Kenya24,5931:1,878288
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kipkosgei (7,833) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipkosgei Demographics

Kipkosgei Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 774 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipkosgei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipkosgei is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkosgei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,101st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 296,157 people. Kipkosgei occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkosgei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkosgei is also the 72,104th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 7,833 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 24,593 people, or 1 in 1,878. In Kenya Kipkosgei is most numerous in: Nandi County, where 40 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 23 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kipkosgei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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
Kipkosigei9541/
Kipkogei9413,878/
Kipkosge9412/
Kpkosgei941/
Kipkosgey89399/
Kipkoxgei891/
Kipgosgei891/
Kipksigei891/

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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 Kipkosgei
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