Kagame Surname

70,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Kagame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda5,8911:1,929465
Uganda1,0181:38,3494,932
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England161:3,482,379114,324
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kagame (161) may also be a first name.

Kagame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kagame (Arabic: كغامي, Russian: Кагаме) is found most frequently in Rwanda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kagame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,134th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,033,255 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagame live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 161 people.

It is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is carried by 5,891 people, or 1 in 1,929. Other than Rwanda this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Kagame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kagame surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khagame9274/
Kangame9224/
Kaigame9217/
Kagamer921/
Kahgame921/
Kagaame921/
Kagames921/
Kaghame921/
Kagam9168/
Kagayame8610/
Kageyame863/
Kagameth863/
Khagameh861/
Kagami8323,286/
Kagama83397/
Kangam83102/
Khagam8341/
Kagome8340/
Kaigam8328/
Kagime8319/
Kageme8318/
Kakgam8310/
Kogame839/
Kagaum839/
Kaugam834/
Kaagam834/
Kasgam833/
Kegame833/
Kagham832/
Kagamd831/
Cagame831/
Kacgam831/
Kaigama777,575/
Kaingam77338/
Kanngam77176/
Khangam7749/
Khogame7729/
Kaugama7727/
Kaygama7720/
Kagoume7717/
Kangami7717/
Kangome7716/
Kanggam7712/
Kaagime7711/
Kaïgama779/
Kagamai777/
Kaîgama775/
Kagaama775/
Kagaima774/
Kagaham773/
Kongame772/
Kgagome772/
Kougame771/
Kaãgama771/
Kagaami771/
Kaegome771/
Kangaim771/
Kasgham771/
Kayngam771/
Cagam73117/
Kogam7325/
Kagom739/
Qagam731/
Kageyama7143,330/
Kagiyama712,998/
Kagayama711,783/
Kaigamma71243/
Khanngam71216/
Khangham71191/
Kagoyama7164/
Khaingam7157/
Keanngam7140/
Kang'ome7131/
Kahagama7114/
Keangami714/
Kangamai713/
Kaughami713/
Kaigaima713/
Keghameh713/
Kagamova712/
Kagoueme712/
Khangami711/
Kaighama711/
Khaigama711/
Kahagami711/
Kagamith711/
Kkaigama711/
Kainngam711/
Hkanngam711/
Kaunngam711/
Kagoma6713,623/
Kogami67169/
Kongam67158/
Kogome6781/
Qagham6737/
Kagomi6733/
Kogaam6732/
Kagoum6721/
Koigam6719/
Khoshgame6713/
Kogama677/
Khainngam675/
Kangom674/
Keugam673/
Kougam673/
Cagami672/
Kegome672/
Kogatm671/
Kasgom671/
Khogam671/
Kakgom671/
Kogham671/
Kaggeyama671/

Kagame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kagame in the Russian language
Кагамеkagame-
Kagame in the Arabic language
كغاميkghamy-
كاغامkagham-

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