Kagenyi Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kagenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
Kenya481:962,08134,106
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611

Kagenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kagenyi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kagenyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagenyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kagenyi is the 998,609th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kagenyi reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 267,392. In Uganda Kagenyi is most frequent in: Rakai District, where 17 percent are found, Kampala District, where 15 percent are found and Buyende District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kageni925,450/
Kageny920/
Kangeni86134/
Kagenyo8676/
Kagheni8666/
Kongenyi8023/
Kaingeni806/
Kaghanyi805/
Khangeni802/
Ka'ageni801/
Kagoni77619/
Kagani77150/
Kagena7773/
Kagini7717/
Kagene7710/
Cageni776/
Kagony771/
Kogeni771/
Khagoni71147/
Kongeni71104/
Kaghani7197/
Kaygani7197/
Kaganoi7190/
Kangene7147/
Kaguini7146/
Kagenge7142/
Khagani7134/
Kangini7125/
Kaguene7115/
Kaugani7111/
Koigeny7110/
Kaigany717/
Khagini713/
Qhageni712/
Kaigani712/
Kagenha712/
Kaagani712/
Kaigene711/
Kasgini711/
Kaginis711/
Kagaani711/
Cagenit711/
Kagonhi711/
Caugeny710/
Khaghani673,872/
Kaighani67136/
Khajgani6749/
Khaghany6733/
Kangingi6721/
Kagainis6720/
Khaygani6711/
Khaugani6710/
Khangini676/
Kougueni676/
Kaagaani674/
Kaghanhi672/
Khaigani672/
Khagahny672/
Kang'ene672/
Kayginiz671/
Kangoini671/
Kaghanih671/

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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 Kagenyi
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