Kipyeko Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kipyeko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipyeko 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
Uganda5141:75,9528,279
Kenya3711:124,47410,350

Kipyeko (135) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipyeko Demographics

Kipyeko Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kipyeko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipyeko occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipyeko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kipyeko is the 397,886th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipyeko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kipyeko is also the 797,647th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 135 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 75,952. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bukwo District, where 72 percent are found, Kween District, where 18 percent are found and Kapchorwa District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 42 percent are found.

Kipyeko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kipyeko surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Kipayko86126/
Kipayiko8021/
Chipeyeko751/
Kipaiko7134/
Kipayka714/
Kepieko711/
Kipayika674/
Kipayuka674/
Chipeiko671/
Kipaika57174/
Kipojka571/
Chepeyko532/
Kepuyska531/
Cipayaka531/
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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 Kipyeko
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