Kagama Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kagama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2261:234,25519,221
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kagama (111) may also be a first name.

Kagama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kagama (Marathi: कागमा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kagama.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 730,373rd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name Kagama is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kagama are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kagama is also the 890,531st most common first name world-wide It is held by 111 people.

The surname Kagama is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 234,255. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 66 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Kagama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kagama last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigama927,575/
Kangama923,330/
Kaugama9227/
Kaygama9220/
Kaïgama929/
Kagamai927/
Kaîgama925/
Kagaama925/
Kagaima924/
Kaãgama921/
Kaigamma86243/
Kangamma8622/
Kahagama8614/
Kagueama868/
Kangamai863/
Kaigaima863/
Kagamath861/
Kaighama861/
Khaigama861/
Kaungama861/
Kkaigama861/
Kagami8323,286/
Kagoma8313,623/
Kagame837,053/
Kagema831,439/
Kogama837/
Kagamo837/
Kegama833/
Kahangama80383/
Kangoma775,182/
Khagame7774/
Kaghoma7763/
Kaagoma7743/
Kangame7724/
Keigama7723/
Kagooma7721/
Kaigame7717/
Kangami7717/
Kaigamo7712/
Kagouma779/
Kosgama779/
Kaygamo778/
Cangama777/
Kaigoma776/
Kongama776/
Kangamo775/
Kagiema774/
Kaghema772/
Keygama772/
Kagamer771/
Kaïgoma771/
Kaugema771/
Khogama771/
Kahgame771/
Kagaame771/
Kagaami771/
Kagames771/
Kaghame771/
Kagomaz771/
Cagamay771/
Kagemah771/
Kahgoma771/
Qhagama771/
Kang'oma711,858/
Keagaimo7123/
Kaugemaa718/
Keangami714/
Kongamma713/
Kaughami713/
Kagameth713/
Kahagamo712/
Kaigouma712/
Kagotmay711/
Kaigamou711/
Khangami711/
Kaingoma711/
Kangomah711/
Khagameh711/
Kaygouma711/
Kahagami711/
Kagamith711/
Kagoumai711/
Kaangamo711/
Kongamay711/
Kougamma711/
Koungama711/
Kogamo67384/
Kagomo67302/
Kogami67169/
Cogama6753/
Kogoma6750/
Kagome6740/
Kagomi6733/
Cagamo6716/
Kogame679/
Kegoma677/
Kogema674/
Cagami672/
Kegema671/
Kagemo671/
Cagame671/

Kagama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kagama in the Marathi language
कागमाkagama-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kagama
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