Kiptum Surname

37,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiptum Surname User-submission:

this surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born during a ceremony.

Kiptum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,0041:3,298507
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kiptum (3,453) may also be a first name.

Kiptum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

this surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born during a ceremony.

- knaibei

Kiptum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiptum occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiptum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiptum is the 37,529th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 519,389 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiptum live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 121,010th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 3,453 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 14,004 people, or 1 in 3,298. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 23 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 19 percent are found and Baringo County, where 18 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Kiptum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kiptum last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiptumu921/
Kiptumo921/
Kiptumwo861/
Kaptum831,645/
Kiptim83385/
Kiptem834/
Kputum834/
Kiptmi834/
Kiptom832/
Kiptam831/
Kpetum831/
Kaptoum77218/
Kapttum7730/
Kpatuma7716/
Kaptuom7712/
Kiptama775/
Kiptoem772/
Kaputum771/
Kopotum771/
Kpatume771/
Kpatumu771/
Kpetumo771/
Kipatam771/
Kaptumo771/
Kpotm731/
Kaptouom71324/
Kiputame714/
Kpoutoum711/
Kipiteme711/
Kaptouma711/
Kaptouem711/
Kaputuma711/
Kabtum6718/
Kpotam6711/
Kaptam6710/
Kiptiemoi675/
Kobtum674/
Kaptim674/
Kpotom672/
Kaptem671/
Kpatam671/
Kpudam671/
Kpadum671/
Kpatom671/
Kpudma671/
Kaptom671/
Kputayoum671/
Gaptum671/
Cheptum623,149/
Cheptuum571/
Cheepthum534/

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