Kagw Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kagw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kagw Last Name Facts

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

Kagw is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kagw.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kagw reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kagw is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Kagw is mostly found in: Nyandarua County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kagwe891,461/
Kangw892/
Kaggwe80297/
Kaigwe801/
Keagwe801/
Kaghwe801/
Kagv751/
Kakw751/
Kagb751/
Kangeew734/
Cagwe67342/
Kangv6714/
Khagb675/
Kogwe674/
Khaqw672/
Keegw671/
Kankw671/
Kaikw671/
Khakw671/

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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 Kagw
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