Kiptu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiptu 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
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kiptu Last Name Facts

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

Kiptu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiptu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kiptu are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Kiptu is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most prevalent 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. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Greece, where 11 percent are found.

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
Kiptui916,496/
Kiptuu911/
Kibtu804/
Keptu801/
Kiptoo7392,157/
Keptush672/
Kiptooh671/
Cheptu559/
Cheptui50158/
Cheptou5095/
Cheptau5051/
Cheptuu5025/
Cheptuy509/
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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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