Kiptai Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiptai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9121:50,6365,147
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Kiptai (18) may also be a first name.

Kiptai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiptai is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 387,397th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 912 people, or 1 in 50,636. In Kenya Kiptai is mostly concentrated in: Baringo County, where 67 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 11 percent live and Bungoma County, where 7 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Kiptai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kiptai last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipta91214/
Kipti91179/
Kiptui836,496/
Kiptoi835/
Kihpti833/
Kiptie831/
Ciptai831/
Kiptiya7798/
Kisptta776/
Kiptich772/
Kiptuii771/
Kisppta771/
Kaipeta771/
Kiptach771/
Cipta733,782/
Kupta73675/
Kypta73463/
Kipte73363/
Kepti73195/
Kibti7353/
Kupti7324/
Kepta7320/
Kipty734/
Kivti733/
Kibta731/
Cipti731/
Kypti731/
Kiptiyah714,169/
Kiptiyeh7148/
Kiptijah7118/
Kiptiyot711/
Keptiğ67103/
Kyptis6785/
Khiptiyah6775/
Keptea6765/
Kuptyi6763/
Kuptei6729/
Khupta6719/
Chipti6715/
Khypta6712/
Kuptha6710/
Ciptha679/
Kibtah676/
Chipta676/
Kuptiy673/
Kipthy671/
Ketpta671/
Keptis671/
Kivthi671/
Kupthi671/
Keptah671/
Keptie671/
Keptio671/
Kuptta671/
Küptaş671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kiptai
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