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

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Kipkwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipkwe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. 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 frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipkwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 186,963. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Baringo County, where 93 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 4 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya Kipkwe occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kipkwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion 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
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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