Kiptala Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiptala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2101:38,1654,075
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiptala (313) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiptala Demographics

Kiptala Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 16 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiptala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiptala is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 309,145th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptala live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 496,565th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 313 people.

The last name Kiptala is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,210 people, or 1 in 38,165. In Kenya Kiptala is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 72 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 11 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Kiptala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kiptala surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiptalai93110/
Kiptalla931/
Kuptala863/
Kiptela862/
Kiptali861/
Kiptolo71115/
Keptali715/
Kiptole711/
Kyptela711/
Cheptala679/
Cheptalai631/
Cheptalah631/
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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 Kiptala
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