Kagwanja Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kagwanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagwanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8541:54,0755,416
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kagwanja (35) may also be a first name.

Kagwanja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kagwanja occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagwanja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 403,615th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. The surname Kagwanja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kagwanja reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 35 people.

The surname Kagwanja is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 54,075. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 26 percent reside, Muranga County, where 21 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Kagwanja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kagwanja last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kagwanja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

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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 Kagwanja
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