Kipsang Surname

18,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipsang Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born outside.

Kipsang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya28,1541:1,640257
Uganda1,0301:37,9024,884
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kipsang (8,602) may also be a first name.

Kipsang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born outside.

- knaibei

Kipsang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipsang is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipsang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,860th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 249,497 people. Kipsang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipsang live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kipsang is also the 67,767th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 8,602 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 28,154 people, or 1 in 1,640. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 24 percent live, Nandi County, where 15 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kipsang Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kipsang earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipssang939/
Kipsan'g933/
Kjpsang861/
Quipsang801/
Kepjang711/
Kipjong711/
Kibsong711/
Chepsang674/
Kupshank671/
Khupshong631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kipsang
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