Kagwaya Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Kagwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kagwaya (22) may also be a first name.
Kagwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kagwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kagwaya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kagwaya? popularity and diffusion
Kagwaya is the 2,061,309th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kagwaya live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 22 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagwaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kakwaya | 86 | 2,993 | / |
| Kagweya | 86 | 38 | / |
| Kagwaja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kagwayi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kangwiya | 80 | 178 | / |
| Kakwaaya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kangwayi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kankwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kagwai | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kaguay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cagway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kaagbay | 71 | 111 | / |
| Kogbaya | 71 | 68 | / |
| Kanguay | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kagboya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kagweye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kaguiya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kakwiya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Caguaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kagbiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kangwea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kagweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaugbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaguoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaqwaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaqwa'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagweyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongweya | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kongwaja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kangwaje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kagboyah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kanguayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanguaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kangwaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangweye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kagwaya
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