Kagumba Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kagumba Surname User-submission:

The Kagumba surname originated in the Kikuyu tribe (Kenya). It means 'short person' or 'dwarf'.

Kagumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4761:82,0158,731
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kagumba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kagumba surname originated in the Kikuyu tribe (Kenya). It means 'short person' or 'dwarf'.

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Kagumba Last Name Facts

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

Kagumba occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,872nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. The last name Kagumba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagumba live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kagumba is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 82,015. In Uganda Kagumba is most common in: Wakiso District, where 19 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Kamuli District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live.

Kagumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangumba93970/
Kaigumba932/
Kaguumba931/
Kagoumba931/
Kaggumba931/
Kang'umba8820/
Kangu'mba881/
Kagomba86747/
Kagimba8697/
Kagumbo8651/
Kagumbe865/
Kagumbi861/
Cagumbay801,201/
Kangumbe80901/
Kangumbi80198/
Kaigomba8013/
Kaigimba806/
Kangumbo806/
Cangumba801/
Kangunba801/
Kaghumbo801/
Kaugomba801/
Kang'umbe751/
Kang'umbo751/
Kagombe711,960/
Kagimbo711,025/
Kagombo7116/
Kogomba714/
Kagombi711/
Cagimba711/
Kegimba711/
Keigomba6720/
Cagombay674/
Kag'ombe672/
Cangumbe671/
Kogombai671/
Kaagombe671/
Kangunbe671/
Kahgombe671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kagumba
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