Kiptis Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiptis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1441:320,69419,794
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kiptis (67) may also be a first name.

Kiptis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiptis occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kiptis reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 67 people.

Kiptis is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 320,694. In Kenya Kiptis is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 96 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent are found and Kericho County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Kiptis Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiptius924/
Kiptiso921/
Kiptisia86106/
Kipiotis8639/
Kiptisie864/
Kiptisya861/
Kiptisei861/
Kiptiyos861/
Kiptes83127/
Koptis83109/
Kyptis8385/
Kaptis8364/
Kipets838/
Kiptos833/
Keptis831/
Kiptzi831/
Kiptas831/
Kapotis77368/
Kapetis77158/
Kupetis77122/
Kepitis7791/
Kapitis7715/
Kabitis779/
Kipatsi777/
Kiptoso774/
Kiptich772/
Kopatis772/
Kopotis772/
Kipatsu771/
Kipitsa771/
Kupitis771/
Kubitis771/
Kibutis771/
Kaptisi771/
Kiptsya771/
Kioptsi771/
Kipatzi771/
Kiptesi771/
Kiptuws771/
Keipots770/
Kupts7325/
Kapts738/
Kpets731/
Kubaitis71130/
Kapatiso71103/
Kiouptsi7148/
Kapiotis7146/
Kappotis7135/
Kubitisa7132/
Kabiotis7114/
Kiapidis7112/
Kibaitis713/
Kypiotis712/
Kheipets711/
Kipiotes711/
Kapatisa711/
Kiptesya711/
Kiopidis711/
Kupaitis711/
Kupets671,603/
Kopets67861/
Kapets67716/
Kibets67481/
Kpatsa67455/
Kapats67278/
Koptas67231/
Kupits67126/
Kaptás6797/
Kpatsu6796/
Kubits6779/
Koptiš6757/
Kepets6754/
Koptsi6747/
Kopits6737/
Kibits6734/
Kuptso6731/
Kaptsi6725/
Kibats6722/
Kaptzi6722/
Coptis6721/
Kypets6721/
Kipetz6720/
Kopats6717/
Kobits6716/
Keptsi6714/
Captis6711/
Kaipetsou6711/
Kaptso6710/
Kpetsu679/
Kpetse679/
Kapyts678/
Kibuts676/
Kioupetzi674/
Kupyts674/
Kapits673/
Kuptas673/
Kaptos673/
Kapots673/
Kaputs672/
Keptsy672/
Kaptus672/
Kpotsa672/
Kaupaitis672/
Kepdis672/
Kubtis671/
Kebits671/
Kpotos671/
Kpatso671/
Kaptas671/
Kaptsa671/
Keipeetse671/
Keipetswe671/
Kapatissa671/
Kioupidis671/
Kipdos671/
Koipetsou671/
Kupats671/
Koptso671/
Koptus671/
Kuptos671/
Kopdis671/
Kepyts671/
Cheptis6241/
Cuptiss621/
Kubtiz501/
Kuptyś501/

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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 Kiptis
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