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

Kagwa (Hindi: काग्वा) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kagwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kagwa is the 53,153rd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 758,014 people. The surname Kagwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagwa reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kagwa is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 158 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,947 people, or 1 in 6,565. In Uganda Kagwa is most common in: Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found, Kampala District, where 6 percent are found and Mubende District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs 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 predominantly 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
  • 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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