Kagwe Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3571:34,0313,695
Uganda591:661,68333,952
England121:4,643,172139,951
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Kagwe (394) may also be a first name.

Kagwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kagwe occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,389th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kagwe are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kagwe is also the 435,477th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 394 people.

The last name Kagwe is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,357 people, or 1 in 34,031. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent live, Nairobi County, where 31 percent live and Nakuru County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya Kagwe occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Kagwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kagwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning $31,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaggwe91297/
Kagwei911/
Kagweh911/
Kagwee911/
Kaigwe911/
Keagwe911/
Kaghwe911/
Kagw897/
Kangwej8382/
Kang'we838/
Kahagwe837/
Kagwije832/
Kangwea832/
Kgakgwe831/
Kan'gwe831/
Kangweh831/
Kagwa809,614/
Kagwi802,529/
Kague80366/
Cagwe80342/
Kakwe8076/
Kegwe804/
Kogwe804/
Kacwe803/
Kahangwe7724/
Kaggwa7315,470/
Kangue73702/
Kaigwa73487/
Kakwey73233/
Keague7383/
Keagwa7351/
Kaekwe7350/
Kakwej7348/
Kaukwe7323/
Kagoue7321/
Kagwai7318/
Kaigue7314/
Kaagwa7312/
Kaghve736/
Kakwea735/
Kaague733/
Qhagwe733/
Kagwaa733/
Kangve733/
Keagbe732/
Koigwe732/
Kaguey732/
Kakwue731/
Kaïgue731/
Kaguei731/
Khagwa731/
Kaugwa731/
Kakwez731/
Kakwet731/
Kagwwa731/
Kaggue731/
Kaygue731/
Kaskwe731/
Kasgue731/
Kaugue731/
Keugwe731/
Kaghwa731/
Keigwe731/
Khagbe731/
Kaegue730/
Kongwee6787/
Kakgoue6721/
Kaungwi6713/
Kahagwa676/
Kangwii676/
Kongwej674/
Kacweis672/
Kagggwa671/
Kaungue671/
Kadkweh671/
Kanghve671/
Kaigbei671/
Gcangwe671/
Keangue671/
Kaiggwa671/
Kacgoue671/
Khangue671/
Kakwehe671/
Kangwui671/
Kankwee671/
Kanggue671/
Kanguhe671/
Kkaggwa671/
Koingwe671/
Kougwet671/
Canngwe671/
Khaigwa671/

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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 Kagwe
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