Kiptarus Surname

119,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptarus Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born when initiates in seclusion.

Kiptarus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,8451:12,0101,495
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kiptarus (1,135) may also be a first name.

Kiptarus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born when initiates in seclusion.

- knaibei

Kiptarus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiptarus has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptarus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiptarus is the 119,350th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,892,378 people. Kiptarus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptarus are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kiptarus is also the 236,307th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 1,135 people.

Kiptarus is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,845 people, or 1 in 12,010. In Kenya Kiptarus is primarily concentrated in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 26 percent live, Baringo County, where 21 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 19 percent live. Besides Kenya Kiptarus exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Kiptarus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitptarus941/
Kptarus931/
Kiptorus8893/
Kuptarus881/
Kiptaresa821/
Kapitarus821/
Kiptoros758/
Kiptoris755/
Cheptarus711,628/
Kiptirisi711/
Kapturs676/
Goptars671/
Kupters671/
Kayepetrus671/
Kpadras671/
Kepters671/
Cheptorus59797/
Chebtarus591/

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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 Kiptarus
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