Kipkwe Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipkwe 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
Kenya2471:186,96313,986
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kipkwe (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipkwe Demographics

Kipkwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipkwe Last Name Facts

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

Kipkwe occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kipkwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipkwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,020,242nd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipkwe is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 186,963. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Baringo County, where 93 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 4 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipkwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kipkwe surname is primarily 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
Kipkwei921/
Kipkwea921/
Kipkwech862/
Kipkwai771/
Kibkw731/
Chipqwe621/
Kupkwai621/
Chepkwei572/
Kipingue571/
Kepque502/

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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 Kipkwe
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