Kagwisa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Kagwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kagwisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kagwisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kagwisa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kagwisa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kagwisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kagwisa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kagwisa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Kagwisa is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 32 percent reside, Kiruhura District, where 15 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 5 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagwiza | 86 | 261 | / |
| Kakwisa | 86 | 146 | / |
| Kagwiso | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kagwisajje | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kakwisha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kangwesa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kankwisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangwisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangwise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangwishi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kangwishe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caguisa | 71 | 312 | / |
| Kakwesa | 71 | 294 | / |
| Kagweza | 71 | 170 | / |
| Kakwisi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kakwiza | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khongwisai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kagwizi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kakuisa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kakwise | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kagwese | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kagweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagweso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaguise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakwicha | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kakwishi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kakweise | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kankwise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kakwitsi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kangweza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kankwisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kongwisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwezia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwaise | 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 Kagwisa
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