Kipkulei Surname

179,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkulei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipkulei 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
Kenya2,3661:19,5182,281
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Kipkulei (820) may also be a first name.

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Kipkulei Demographics

Kipkulei Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 52 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipkulei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkulei is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkulei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,724th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,071,027 people. The surname Kipkulei is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkulei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 285,396th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 820 people.

The last name Kipkulei is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,366 people, or 1 in 19,518. In Kenya Kipkulei is mostly found in: Baringo County, where 81 percent reside, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 8 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipkulei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kipkulei earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

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
Kipkolei881/
Kipkuley881/
Kipkoli801/
Kivkule801/
Chepkulei7119/
Kepkole6712/
Kepkula671/
Kepkulah631/
Chepkule631/
Chepkuley592/
Kebkole53965/
Kibkola531/
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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 Kipkulei
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