Kiplimo Surname

19,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiplimo Surname User-submission:

This surname has a meaning 'someone born when animals were being released for grazing in the mid morning' or 'animals are coming back from grazing fields in the sunset'.

Kiplimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya27,2911:1,692262
Uganda6031:64,7427,357
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiplimo (9,791) may also be a first name.

Kiplimo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has a meaning 'someone born when animals were being released for grazing in the mid morning' or 'animals are coming back from grazing fields in the sunset'.

- davidkilimo

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cattle was going out for morning graze.

- knaibei

Kiplimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiplimo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiplimo? popularity and diffusion

Kiplimo is the 19,659th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 261,174 people. Kiplimo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiplimo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 62,135th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,791 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 27,291 people, or 1 in 1,692. In Kenya Kiplimo is most numerous in: Nandi County, where 29 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 24 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Kiplimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiplimo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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