Kaguna Surname
Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname
Kaguna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,170 | 1:33,367 | 4,464 |
| Tanzania | 283 | 1:187,073 | 16,148 |
| Zimbabwe | 224 | 1:68,921 | 10,300 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kaguna (45) may also be a first name.
Kaguna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaguna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaguna (Hindi: कागुना, Oriya: କଗୁନା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaguna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,125th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. Kaguna is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaguna are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 45 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 33,367. In Uganda Kaguna is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 37 percent live, Buyende District, where 19 percent live and Luuka District, where 14 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagunha | 92 | 108 | / |
| Kagunga | 92 | 99 | / |
| Kagouna | 92 | 29 | / |
| Kaguuna | 92 | 15 | / |
| Kanguna | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kaiguna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kagunna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kagunah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khaguna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kangouna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kang'una | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kagona | 83 | 3,682 | / |
| Kagina | 83 | 2,711 | / |
| Koguna | 83 | 226 | / |
| Kaguni | 83 | 182 | / |
| Kagune | 83 | 38 | / |
| Keguna | 83 | 27 | / |
| Caguna | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kaguno | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kagunh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kangune | 77 | 1,207 | / |
| Kagunge | 77 | 579 | / |
| Kagunyi | 77 | 484 | / |
| Kanguni | 77 | 117 | / |
| Kaghuni | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kagouni | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaagune | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kagoona | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khagina | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kagonah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kagungo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kagunyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cagunat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaguniy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasgouni | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kangunyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kougouna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kangouni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kangguni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigunyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kang'uni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagone | 67 | 6,084 | / |
| Kagoni | 67 | 619 | / |
| Kagino | 67 | 438 | / |
| Kogina | 67 | 158 | / |
| Kagono | 67 | 24 | / |
| Koungouna | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cagina | 67 | 16 | / |
| Caguña | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koguno | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kogune | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kegina | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kagoné | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cagona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kang'unyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coguna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kan'gunyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kogunh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caguno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kogona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koguni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaingunyi | 67 | 1 | / |
Kaguna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaguna in the Oriya language | ||
| କଗୁନା | kaguna | - |
| Kaguna in the Hindi language | ||
| कागुना | kaguna | 50 |
| कगुना | kaguna | 50 |
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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 Kaguna
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