Kagwa Surname
Approximately 9,614 people bear this surname
Kagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,947 | 1:6,565 | 1,153 |
| Malawi | 2,327 | 1:7,357 | 1,078 |
| Kenya | 597 | 1:77,353 | 7,208 |
| Tanzania | 478 | 1:110,757 | 10,676 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Kagwa (158) may also be a first name.
Kagwa Demographics
Kagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kagwa (Hindi: काग्वा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kagwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kagwa is the 53,153rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 758,014 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagwa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kagwa is also the 730,165th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 158 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,947 people, or 1 in 6,565. In Uganda Kagwa is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 8 percent live, Kampala District, where 6 percent live and Mubende District, where 6 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Kagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kagwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kagwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kagwa in the Hindi language | ||
| काग्वा | kagva | - |
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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 Kagwa
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