Kiptarus Surname
Approximately 3,851 people bear this surname
Kiptarus Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born when initiates in seclusion.
Kiptarus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,845 | 1:12,010 | 1,495 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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.
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Kiptarus Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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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
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- 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 Kiptarus
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