Kiprop Surname

8,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiprop Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when it was raining.

Kiprop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya62,9741:733111
Uganda1,3021:29,9844,085
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Kiprop (20,984) may also be a first name.

Kiprop Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when it was raining.

- knaibei

Kiprop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiprop is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiprop? popularity and diffusion

Kiprop is the 8,809th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 113,303 people. Kiprop occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiprop reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 36,491st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 20,984 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 62,974 people, or 1 in 733. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 20 percent reside, Nandi County, where 19 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kiprop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kiprop surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kiprop earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipriop921/
Kipropy921/
Kipropu921/
Kiproph921/
Kprop912/
Kipuropu861/
Kiprob831,469/
Kaprop839/
Kibrop831/
Kuprop831/
Kparopa7743/
Kuaprop7715/
Kapropa773/
Kiprebo771/
Kaiprap771/
Kiprobo771/
Kiparip771/
Kiprb731/
Cprop731/
Koperopa712/
Kiparapa711/
Kparoupo711/
Gheiprop711/
Koparopu711/
Kapropya711/
Koparopa711/
Kyprov6722/
Kaiprapay675/
Kaprpu673/
Kprabo673/
Coprop672/
Kperpe671/
Kaprap671/
Kaprpe671/
Kopparopu671/
Koprpu671/
Kuprpu671/
Kporbo671/
Kparbo671/
Kperbo671/
Koprap671/
Kaiprapie671/
Cheprop622/

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