Kiplangat Surname

10,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiplangat Surname User-submission:

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

Kiplangat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya52,4311:881136
Uganda2,3691:16,4792,558
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kiplangat (13,678) may also be a first name.

Kiplangat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- knaibei

Kiplangat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiplangat is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kiplangat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiplangat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiplangat is the 10,257th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,943 people. The surname Kiplangat is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiplangat reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 49,465th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 13,678 people.

Kiplangat is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 52,431 people, or 1 in 881. In Kenya it is most common in: Kericho County, where 31 percent are found, Bomet County, where 26 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kiplangat Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiplang'at952,313/
Kiplanga't952/
Kioplangat951/
Kiplagat9462,407/
Kipplagat891/
Kuplangat891/
Kiplagatt891/
Kiplagaat891/
Keplagat821/
Kyplanhat781/
Cheplangat7463/

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