Kiptoo Surname

6,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiptoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91,7341:50366
Uganda3601:108,44210,638
United States341:10,660,557428,392
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kiptoo (23,773) may also be a first name.

Kiptoo Last Name Facts

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

Kiptoo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,142nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 79,078 people. The surname Kiptoo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptoo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 33,264th most widespread forename on earth, held by 23,773 people.

Kiptoo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 91,734 people, or 1 in 503. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 16 percent live, Nandi County, where 16 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kiptoo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kiptoo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiptooh921/
Kitptoo921/
Kipto91149/
Kiptoi835/
Kiptos833/
Kiptuo831/
Kiptoh831/
Kivtoo831/
Cipto732,489/
Kipta73214/
Kepto7316/
Kiptu739/
Kupto733/
Kiptui676,496/
Kuptoh6716/
Chipto6712/
Koivto673/
Keptot672/
Kiptuu671/

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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 Kiptoo
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