Kipmutai Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipmutai Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born one day later than expected.

Kipmutai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2551:181,09813,605
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Kipmutai (105) may also be a first name.

Kipmutai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born one day later than expected.

- knaibei

Kipmutai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipmutai is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kipmutai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipmutai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipmutai is the 993,593rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipmutai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipmutai is also the 920,134th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 105 people.

The last name Kipmutai is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 181,098. In Kenya Kipmutai is most numerous in: Kericho County, where 65 percent reside, Bomet County, where 28 percent reside and Nandi County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Kipmutai Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpmutai934/
Kibmutai881/
Kaipmata7510/
Kiapmait755/
Kipomiti751/
Kipmitei751/
Chepmutai7180/
Kopmut7163/
Kipmit714/
Kiapmet6728/
Kipamet6711/
Kibamut675/
Kipmeto674/
Kpmt671/
Kupmuut671/
Kipumdu671/
Kipomet671/

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Footnotes

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