Kipua Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kipua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kipua (20) may also be a first name.

Kipua Last Name Facts

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

Kipua occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipua? popularity and diffusion

Kipua is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Kipua is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kipua are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kipua is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Kipua is most common in: Morobe, where 35 percent reside, Enga, where 22 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 19 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaipua9163/
Kimpua9136/
Kipuae916/
Kuipua911/
Kibua802,391/
Kipwa8064/
Kepua8031/
Kupua804/
Kipuo802/
Kimpwa73164/
Kiebua7348/
Koibua7331/
Kaibua7320/
Chipua739/
Kipwat732/
Kempua731/
Kibuah731/
Kivuha731/
Khibua731/
Kepuae731/
Keempua6715/
Kaipwai677/
Chipuha676/
Khaibua674/
Kibuayi674/
Khipwat673/
Chippua671/
Kispwai671/

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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
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  • 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 Kipua
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