Kipruto Surname

12,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipruto Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.

Kipruto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya42,9951:1,074170
Uganda1821:214,50216,816
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kipruto (15,241) may also be a first name.

Kipruto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.

- knaibei

Kipruto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipruto is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipruto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,983rd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 168,646 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipruto live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipruto is also the 45,895th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 15,241 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 42,995 people, or 1 in 1,074. In Kenya Kipruto is most numerous in: Nandi County, where 24 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 20 percent reside and Baringo County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kipruto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kipruto surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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