Kirop Surname

149,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9021:15,9131,904
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kirop (685) may also be a first name.

Kirop Last Name Facts

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

Kirop (Marathi: िकरोप, Russian: Кироп) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirop? popularity and diffusion

Kirop is the 149,207th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,461,177 people. The surname Kirop is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kirop reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 316,139th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 685 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,902 people, or 1 in 15,913. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 61 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Kirop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitrop9132/
Kairop9130/
Kiropp911/
Khitrop83918/
Kurop80262/
Kirap80116/
Kerop8057/
Kirob801/
Kairov735,651/
Kirape73263/
Khirov73109/
Kiroub7389/
Khirap7317/
Chirop7310/
Kuroop7310/
Kitrob735/
Kirhov733/
Kirrov732/
Kiorob731/
Quirop731/
Kierap731/
Keerop731/
Qierop731/
Kiroov731/
Kiraph731/
Kerope731/
Kirapf730/
Khairov671,850/
Khairob6719/
Khiraph6712/
Khitrob676/
Khairap676/
Kairapp676/
Khoirov672/
Ketroop671/
Kaihrob671/
Kairape671/
Khirapp671/
Kheirov671/

Kirop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirop in the Marathi language
िकरोपikaropa-
Kirop in the Russian language
Киропkirop-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kirop
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis