Maripet Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maripet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maripet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3921:117,8069,903
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Maripet (797) may also be a first name.

Maripet Last Name Facts

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

Maripet is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maripet? popularity and diffusion

Maripet is the 730,373rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maripet are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maripet is also the 289,943rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 797 people.

The surname Maripet is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 117,806. In Kenya Maripet is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 51 percent are found, Narok County, where 46 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Maripet Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maripete931/
Maripe92949/
Moripet86124/
Maripei8699/
Mariepe862/
Maripea861/
Mmaripe861/
Maripit861/
Maripi772,435/
Maripa77939/
Moripe77566/
Marepe7715/
Maripá771/
Maripí771/
Morripett750/
Maaripa7133/
Maharajpet7126/
Mareppe7125/
Maraipa7120/
Maripis7110/
Marippi719/
Mharipa717/
Marzipi714/
Mairipa713/
Maaripi713/
Marripi713/
Marippa713/
Moripeh713/
Maryope711/
Maripai711/
Moripes711/
Marispi711/
Maripha711/
Maripay711/
Mearipa711/
Moripey710/
Matripai672/
Motrispe671/

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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 Maripet
  • 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