Kiptanui Surname

35,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptanui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiptanui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,9391:3,091476
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kiptanui (4,285) may also be a first name.

Kiptanui Last Name Facts

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

Kiptanui is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kiptanui.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptanui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiptanui is the 35,293rd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 486,550 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptanui are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 105,724th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 4,285 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 14,939 people, or 1 in 3,091. In Kenya Kiptanui is most common in: Nandi County, where 31 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 23 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kiptanui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kiptanui earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.77% less than the national average, earning $23,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kkiptanui941/
Kiptani933/
Kiptanu931/
Kiptonui88477/
Kiptauni881/
Kaiptani881/
Kiptanai881/
Keptanui881/
Kiptanue881/
Ciptani8047/
Kiptoni8013/
Kiptonu804/
Ciptaani7514/
Kiptenai7510/
Kiptonoi751/
Cheptanui712,421/
Kiptambai7166/
Kiptongai711/
Kiptonuch711/
Kiptambei711/
Kebtani6716/
Kepteni677/
Keptana674/
Kipthambai671/
Keptane671/
Cheptanu63468/
Cheptani6323/
Keeptanh631/
Khubtani631/
Quiptana631/
Cheptonui59200/
Keptene5351/
Kebtane535/
Kubtane532/
Kuptene531/
Khebtane502/
Cheptane501/

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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
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  • 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 Kiptanui
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