Kiptek Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiptek 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
Kenya3041:151,90812,057
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiptek Demographics

Kiptek Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiptek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiptek is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 881,213th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Kiptek occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptek live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Kiptek is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 151,908. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 90 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 3 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya Kiptek is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Kiptek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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
Kipteek92134/
Kipteck921/
Kiptik83167/
Kiptyk838/
Kuptek831/
Kibteck771/
Kyptyk67222/
Kiptikova6735/
Kuptík6716/
Kuptik675/
Chepteck571/
Chepteik571/
Chiptick571/
Kyptykova534/
Chepteheck501/
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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 Kiptek
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