Kagwa Surname

53,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,9471:6,5651,153
Malawi2,3271:7,3571,078
Kenya5971:77,3537,208
Tanzania4781:110,75710,676
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kagwa (158) may also be a first name.

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/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,153rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 758,014 people. It occurs mostly 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. It is also the 730,165th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 158 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,947 people, or 1 in 6,565. In Uganda Kagwa is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found, Kampala District, where 6 percent are found and Mubende District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Kagwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kagwa last name is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaggwa9115,470/
Kaigwa91487/
Keagwa9151/
Kagwad9123/
Kagwai9118/
Kaagwa9112/
Kagwaa913/
Kaugwa911/
Kaghwa911/
Kagwwa911/
Khagwa911/
Kahagwa836/
Kangwaa834/
Kaggwah832/
Kangwea832/
Kaangwa831/
Kaiggwa831/
Kagggwa831/
Kkaggwa831/
Khaigwa831/
Kagwi802,529/
Kagwe801,461/
Kagua80708/
Kakwa80577/
Kacwa8083/
Kogwa8044/
Kaqwa8017/
Kagwo804/
Kegwa804/
Kagva802/
Cagwa801/
Kaing'wa7750/
Kangwaha7710/
Kangw'aa7710/
Kang'waa771/
Kan'gwaa771/
Kaingkwa771/
Kaguah73979/
Kaggwe73297/
Kaguai73183/
Kangua73165/
Khagba73145/
Kaigua73116/
Kaekwa73101/
Kuigwa7392/
Keakwa7333/
Keugwa7332/
Kaugua7323/
Kakwau7321/
Khakwa7318/
Kakwah7311/
Kakwai739/
Kakwea735/
Kakwas734/
Kougwa734/
Keagwo733/
Kaguay733/
Kaikwa732/
Kagkwo732/
Kaguha732/
Kaakwa732/
Kagvad731/
Kacwha731/
Kakwad731/
Kaghwe731/
Kaqwai731/
Kaskwa731/
Kangva731/
Kaigba731/
Kogwai731/
Keagwe731/
Kaukwa731/
Kaykwa731/
Kaigwe731/
Kacwai731/
Kaccwa731/
Kaguap731/
Kagwee731/
Kagweh731/
Kagwei731/
Keagba731/
Qhagwa731/
Cagway730/
Kaangwaha711/
Khaukwa67116/
Kaagbay67111/
Kangwej6782/
Kahakwa6763/
Khaikwa6752/
Kanguay6738/
Khangua6726/
Kainkwa6715/
Khankwa6714/
Kaungwi6713/
Kanguai6711/
Kaikwad678/
Kaykwad678/
Kang'we678/
Kahagwe677/
Kangwii676/
Kong'wa675/
Kang'ua675/
Kanghua675/
Kanggua674/
Khakwai674/
Kadkwai673/
Kaangua673/
Kon'gwa672/
Katkwad672/
Kaungua672/
Kagwije672/
Kaygbah671/
Kaigbay671/
Kaugbay671/
Kougwua671/
Kaaigba671/
Kaingua671/
Kangweh671/
Kangwui671/
Kangkua671/
Kaqwa'a671/
Kaqwaia671/
Kgakgwe671/
Kan'gwe671/
Kaegvaj671/
Kongwaa671/
Kooghwa671/

Kagwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kagwa in the Hindi language
काग्वाkagva-

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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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  • 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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