Kipkurui Surname

22,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkurui Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at bedtime.

Kipkurui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya24,5641:1,880289
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kipkurui (9,069) may also be a first name.

Kipkurui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at bedtime.

- knaibei

Kipkurui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipkurui is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kipkurui.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkurui? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,121st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 296,410 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkurui are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkurui is also the 65,373rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 9,069 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 24,564 people, or 1 in 1,880. In Kenya Kipkurui is mostly found in: Kericho County, where 23 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 23 percent are found and Bomet County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Kenya Kipkurui is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Kipkurui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kipkurui last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipkuri931/
Kipkirui8839,068/
Kibkurui881/
Kipkirrui821/
Kipkura805/
Kipkori802/
Kipkure802/
Kipkures7522/
Kipkiroi754/
Kipkurwa751/
Kipkore67676/
Chepkuirui671/
Chepkurwui671/
Chepkuruyi671/
Chepkuru638/
Chepkuri634/
Kipkorey631/
Kepkirui631/
Kepkhiri631/
Chebkurui592/
Chepkuruy591/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kipkurui
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