Kagonya Surname
Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname
Kagonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,399 | 1:33,009 | 3,608 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kagonya (19) may also be a first name.
Kagonya Demographics
Kagonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kagonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kagonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kagonya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kagonya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 274,373rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kagonya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kagonya is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,399 people, or 1 in 33,009. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 52 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Kagonya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kagonya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangonya | 93 | 250 | / |
| Khagonya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kagoonya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kagunya | 86 | 594 | / |
| Kaganya | 86 | 50 | / |
| Kagonyo | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kagonja | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kagonia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kogonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanganya | 80 | 239 | / |
| Kangunya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kangonia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kakganya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaigunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangonyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanganya | 75 | 680 | / |
| Kaunganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanganyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangunnya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kagunia | 71 | 151 | / |
| Kagunha | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kogonia | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kagania | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kaganja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cagonia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kagunyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagunja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagonjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanganja | 67 | 158 | / |
| Kangonjo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kanganyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kangania | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cangonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Konganya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaguniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koghonia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kagonya
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