Throughout the world, Kipkoech (Kipkoech 
) is a rare boy's forename. The first name Kipkoech is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, where it is quite a rare male name. More frequently, Kipkoech is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Kipkoech | Norway, Spain, United States, Qatar, Kenya |
| johnstone kipkoech Kenyan steeplechase runner, KE (b. 1968) |
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