Kago Surname
Approximately 15,267 people bear this surname
Kago Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,067 | 1:7,612 | 1,007 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| India | 1,715 | 1:447,268 | 23,110 |
| Botswana | 1,120 | 1:1,953 | 183 |
| Japan | 980 | 1:130,453 | 7,024 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Nigeria | 328 | 1:540,069 | 26,457 |
| Papua New Guinea | 292 | 1:27,924 | 3,159 |
| France | 282 | 1:235,542 | 36,504 |
| Cameroon | 272 | 1:76,357 | 9,431 |
| Tanzania | 263 | 1:201,299 | 17,178 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Benin | 100 | 1:103,356 | 11,687 |
| Ivory Coast | 74 | 1:311,773 | 11,581 |
| Niger | 69 | 1:278,145 | 8,561 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Kägo (262) are calculated separately.
Kago (10,065) may also be a first name.
Kago Demographics
Kago Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kago Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kago Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kago (Bengali: কাগো, Hindi: कागो, Marathi: कागो, Russian: Каго, Tibetan: དཀར་སྒོ།) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kägo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kago? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,712th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 477,340 people. Kago occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kago are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 60,980th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 10,065 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 6,067 people, or 1 in 7,612. In Kenya Kago is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 17 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Kago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kago has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 780 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kago Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kago earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,283 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kago Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kago in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཀར་སྒོ། | kargo | - |
| Kago in the Bengali language | ||
| কাগো | kago | - |
| Kago in the Marathi language | ||
| कागो | kago | - |
| Kago in the Hindi language | ||
| कागो | kago | 50 |
| कगो | kago | 50 |
| Kago in the Russian language | ||
| Каго | kago | - |
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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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- 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 Kago
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