Kagasha Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kagasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kagasha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kagasha (Russian: Кагаша) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kagasha.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagasha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagasha reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda Kagasha is most common in: Mbale District, where 60 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 10 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kagasha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kagasha in the Russian language
Кагашаkagasa-

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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
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  • 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 Kagasha
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