Kiprotich Surname

6,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiprotich Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cows were returning home after grazing.

Kiprotich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya86,2861:53573
Uganda1,0221:38,1994,918
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Kiprotich (25,883) may also be a first name.

Kiprotich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cows were returning home after grazing.

- knaibei

Kiprotich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiprotich is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiprotich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,467th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 83,417 people. The surname Kiprotich is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiprotich reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 31,167th most common first name world-wide, held by 25,883 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 86,286 people, or 1 in 535. In Kenya it is most common in: Kericho County, where 18 percent reside, Bomet County, where 15 percent reside and Nandi County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kiprotich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kiprotich last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kiprotich earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipprotich953/
Kiprrotich951/
Kiprotichi951/
Kiperotich951/
Kprotich949/
Kiprotic942/
Kipritich895/
Keprotich891/
Kiprutich891/
Cheprotich743/
Kebrittchi533/

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