Kiptoek Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptoek Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when there were guests or visitors.

Kiptoek 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
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907

Kiptoek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when there were guests or visitors.

- knaibei
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiptoek Demographics

Kiptoek Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiptoek Last Name Facts

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

Kiptoek is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kiptoek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptoek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Kiptoek occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptoek live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 92 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Kiptoek is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent reside.

Kiptoek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiptoek last name 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
Kiptoyek9348/
Kiptok924/
Kipteek86134/
Keptoek861/
Kiptock861/
Kiptoc771/
Cheptoeck631/
Cheptoiek631/
Chepttoek631/
Cheptoyeck591/
Chepteik531/
Cheptoyk531/
Chebtoyek501/
Cheptayek501/
Cheptiyek501/
Cheptoiyk501/
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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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  • 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 Kiptoek
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