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 is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kagwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kagwe is the 267,389th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kagwe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 435,477th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 394 people.

The surname Kagwe is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,357 people, or 1 in 34,031. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent live, Nairobi County, where 31 percent live and Nakuru County, where 13 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Kagwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kagwe last name 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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