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

The surname Kiptoo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kiptoo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptoo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,142nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 79,078 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptoo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kiptoo is also the 33,264th most widespread first name on earth, held by 23,773 people.

The surname Kiptoo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 91,734 people, or 1 in 503. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 16 percent live, Nandi County, where 16 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 14 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kiptoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiptoo surname is predominantly 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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