Kipton Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya471:982,55134,283
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kipton (218) may also be a first name.

Kipton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kipton is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Kipton occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kipton are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 218 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 982,551. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 98 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya Kipton is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Kipton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiptoon922,900/
Kiptong921/
Kipthong862/
Kiptan8313/
Cipton835/
Kepton833/
Kiptom832/
Kiptun831/
Kupton831/
Khipthong803/
Kaiptan777/
Kibtong774/
Kiptung771/
Kupfton771/
Kiphtan771/
Kiptune771/
Kepthong7123/
Khibtong712/
Kuptan67184/
Keptan6752/
Keepthong6720/
Kyptan678/
Cupton675/
Keptun673/
Kiptam671/
Keeptan628/
Caiptan623/
Chepton622/
Quivton621/
Khuptan621/
Keptane621/
Kebthong572/
Keeptanh571/
Kuppthan571/
Cheapton570/
Keptúnová531/
Keptunová531/
Kubtan507/
Kebtan504/
Kyvtun501/
Cuptan501/

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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 Kipton
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