Lipesa Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lipesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lipesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5221:88,4677,998
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lipesa (281) may also be a first name.

Lipesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipesa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lipesa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 568,972nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lipesa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 528,876th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 281 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 88,467. In Kenya Lipesa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Lipesa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liphetsa861/
Lipasa831,133/
Liposa83451/
Lepesa83204/
Lupesa8396/
Lipese8364/
Lipisa8357/
Lipeso8321/
Lipesi8321/
Lypesa837/
Lepesha77219/
Lipegea77169/
Lipisah77129/
Lipeisi77107/
Lipetsi7782/
Lupesha7767/
Liphosa7767/
Lipitsa7754/
Lipeshi7741/
Lipaysa7731/
Lipoisa7725/
Lipeise774/
Lipassa774/
Liepasa773/
Lepessa771/
Lipesho771/
Lipesey771/
Lipezia771/
Leapesa771/
Lipisha770/
Lepiesza7169/
Loiposha714/
Laiphasa714/
Lipetsou711/
Lipetshi711/
Lepiesha711/
Lupasa673,635/
Leposa67448/
Lipaso67446/
Lepasa67153/
Lupeso6771/
Laipetsou6759/
Lepisa6757/
Liposo6746/
Lupisa6734/
Lepysa6725/
Lepeja6720/
Lypysa6717/
Lipise6710/
Lipaza675/
Lepeca674/
Lipisi673/
Lipiso672/
Lepexa672/
Lipica671/
Lepeso671/
Lepeza671/
Lepeša671/
Lipeco671/

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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
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  • 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 Lipesa
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