Kagwira Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Kagwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Kenya | 444 | 1:104,009 | 9,030 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kagwira (138) may also be a first name.
Kagwira Demographics
Kagwira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kagwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kagwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kagwira is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kagwira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 299,135th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kagwira reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kagwira is also the 787,636th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 138 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Outside of Malawi Kagwira is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 35 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Kagwira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangwira | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kagwiro | 86 | 98 | / |
| Kagwera | 86 | 81 | / |
| Kagwire | 86 | 73 | / |
| Kakwira | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kagwiri | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kagwura | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kangwera | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kangwire | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kagweera | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kagwaire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaguirai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaggwire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kagwoire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kagwirio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khongwira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kakwera | 71 | 860 | / |
| Kagweri | 71 | 199 | / |
| Kagwere | 71 | 103 | / |
| Kaguiri | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kakwiri | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kacwera | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaguire | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kakwire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kahangwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cokwira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaguiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaguera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koguira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakweera | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kangwere | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kakwaire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kagweeri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kancwera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kongwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kankwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagwerhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagweere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaguerah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaykwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaicwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keagbera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiguire | 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 Kagwira
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