Kiptu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kiptu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Kiptu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiptu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiptu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kiptu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiptu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiptu is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kiptu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Kiptu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kiptu is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 67 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 17 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Kiptu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Greece, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Kiptu
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