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

Kipsang occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipsang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipsang is the 18,860th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 249,497 people. The surname 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. It is also the 67,767th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,602 people.

The surname Kipsang is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 28,154 people, or 1 in 1,640. In Kenya Kipsang is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 24 percent live, Nandi County, where 15 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kipsang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname 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

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