Kagera Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kagera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7161:64,4976,227
Uganda931:419,77725,768
Tanzania351:1,512,61847,057
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kagera (139) may also be a first name.

Kagera Last Name Facts

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

Kagera (Oriya: କେଗରା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kagera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 399,716th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagera live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kagera is also the 784,558th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 139 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 64,497. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 23 percent live, Nakuru County, where 19 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 13 percent live. Beside Kenya Kagera is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Kagera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigera92132/
Kangera9278/
Kagerah9237/
Kaghera9214/
Kagerra921/
Kaggera921/
Kaguera921/
Kageera921/
Kayogera86125/
Khagesra861/
Kajugera861/
Kaguerah861/
Kangerea861/
Kasera8312,782/
Kagere832,013/
Kigera831,281/
Kagara83240/
Kagero83223/
Kagira83210/
Kazera83193/
Kajera83173/
Kacera8377/
Kegera8357/
Kogera8329/
Kagora8323/
Kageri8317/
Cagera831/
Kagery830/
Kayoogera801/
Kagerer772,124/
Kangere771,145/
Kaigere77434/
Kongera77363/
Kasiera77247/
Kangero77235/
Kangeri77212/
Kangira77123/
Kaghere77108/
Kaseera7762/
Kaigara7742/
Kagarau7730/
Kaugara7726/
Kazeura7720/
Kaggere7718/
Kaghero7715/
Kausera7713/
Kaceray7712/
Kageere779/
Kauzera779/
Kageryd777/
Kaugira776/
Kagaara776/
Kagueri775/
Kazeera775/
Khasera774/
Kaisera774/
Kaigeri774/
Khagara774/
Kaseras774/
Kaugere774/
Kajeera773/
Khajera773/
Kaizera773/
Kazerah773/
Kaserah773/
Kasgeri772/
Cangera772/
Kagarai772/
Kageros772/
Kazerai772/
Koogera772/
Kajerai772/
Kaugeri771/
Kagarah771/
Khagira771/
Kazerat771/
Karzera771/
Kadjera771/
Kaceera771/
Kagaray771/
Kagereh771/
Kagerio771/
Kagerre771/
Kagiray771/
Kaguero771/
Kagered771/
Keagery770/
Kayesera71893/
Kayugira71304/
Kasetrap7196/
Kang'eri7182/
Kang'ere7165/
Kiyogera7133/
Kagiraha7128/
Kangiray7120/
Kasetrat7119/
Kaingira7117/
Khagaray7116/
Kauserah7116/
Khaygora7112/
Kangaira719/
Kayigira718/
Kangirai717/
Kaungere716/
Kazierad715/
Kaiserah715/
Kajesera715/
Kajagero713/
Kagahara713/
Khagarah713/
Khaceray713/
Khagarai712/
Kaseeray712/
Katsgira711/
Kahajera711/
Kaseeraj711/
Kazehera711/
Kaungira711/
Kayizera711/
Kajagira711/
Kajigira711/
Kadjerha711/
Kahagara711/
Kagueret711/
Kaguerey711/
Kaguirai711/
Kiyacera711/
Kujagira711/
Caguerea711/
Khasiera711/
Kocgerga711/
Kozera677,222/
Kagiri676,973/
Kagoro675,118/
Cagara672,554/
Casera671,412/
Kasira671,325/
Kazira671,287/
Kasero67585/
Kajero67441/
Kogara67423/
Kogere67293/
Kajira67273/
Kazyra67104/
Cajera6774/
Kocera6762/
Kogira6760/
Kagiro6760/
Kosera6745/
Kagire6731/
Kogora6728/
Kazero6725/
Kacira6725/
Kagaro6720/
Kacero6718/
Cacera6717/
Qagora6717/
Kegora6713/
Cagere678/
Kigero675/
Kogeri674/
Khangerei674/
Kožera674/
Khayugira674/
Kaiseratt673/
Cagora672/
Cazera672/
Qasera672/
Cagero672/
Kahangira672/
Kazhgerei671/
Kaiseraat671/
Khagairay671/
Khagaraai671/
Kegira671/
Kashgheri671/
Kajeseera671/
Kojera671/
Qagere671/
Kogero671/
Kegara671/
Khagarhay671/
Khasetrat671/
Kagerreis670/

Kagera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kagera in the Oriya language
କେଗରାkegara-

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