Kaigwa Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kaigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2581:151,31513,388
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kaigwa Last Name Facts

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

Kaigwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaigwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 628,294th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. Kaigwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kaigwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 151,315. In Uganda Kaigwa is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 16 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 14 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Kaigwa is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 18 percent are found.

Kaigwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayigwa92500/
Kajigwa923/
Kaiggwa921/
Kaiigwa921/
Khaigwa921/
Kagwa919,614/
Kigwa91898/
Kayingwa8656/
Kaing'wa8650/
Kayiggwa8621/
Kaingkwa861/
Kaggwa8315,470/
Kaigua83116/
Kuigwa8392/
Keagwa8351/
Kiggwa8328/
Kagwad8323/
Kagwai8318/
Kaagwa8312/
Kagwaa833/
Kaikwa832/
Kaugwa831/
Kaghwa831/
Kaigba831/
Kaigwe831/
Kagwwa831/
Kigwai831/
Khagwa831/
Kiegwa831/
Kayugwa77907/
Kayagwa77143/
Khaikwa7752/
Kuyigwa7749/
Kajikwa7742/
Kayikwa7728/
Kijogwa7721/
Kainkwa7715/
Kuingwa7713/
Kayigwe7712/
Kaikwad778/
Kahagwa776/
Kayegwa775/
Kangwaa774/
Kijagwa772/
Kaggwah772/
Kangwea772/
Kajagwa772/
Kajugwa771/
Kaigbay771/
Kaaigba771/
Kaangwa771/
Kehagwa771/
Kaingua771/
Kagggwa771/
Kigwaja771/
Kkaggwa771/
Khingwa771/
Kagwi732,529/
Kagwe731,461/
Kikwa731,189/
Kagua73708/
Kakwa73577/
Kigwe73495/
Kigua73257/
Kacwa7383/
Kaqwa7317/
Kagwo734/
Kegwa734/
Kagva732/
Kicwa731/
Kigwo731/
Cagwa731/
Kigwi731/
Kayongwa7189/
Kuyangwa7177/
Kajengwa7122/
Kangwaha7110/
Kangw'aa7110/
Kaihagwe719/
Kayingwe714/
Kajongwa714/
Kiyongwa714/
Kijjogwa713/
Keihagwa712/
Kuyingwa711/
Kujangwa711/
Kujingwa711/
Kang'waa711/
Kan'gwaa711/
Caigua671,762/
Chigwa671,649/
Kaguah67979/
Kiggwe67712/
Kaihangwe67433/
Kaggwe67297/
Kiogwe67205/
Kikwau67167/
Kangua67165/
Khagba67145/
Kigwio6756/
Kigwei6755/
Keakwa6733/
Keugwa6732/
Kaugua6723/
Kakwau6721/
Kaigui6718/
Khakwa6718/
Kaigue6714/
Kakwah6711/
Kakwai679/
Kuegwa677/
Kakwea675/
Kaikwo675/
Kaiguo674/
Kakwas674/
Kougwa674/
Koigba674/
Keagwo673/
Kaguay673/
Keihangwa673/
Koigwe672/
Kikway672/
Kagkwo672/
Kaguha672/
Kigwed672/
Kaakwa672/
Kuigua672/
Kuikwa672/
Kayungwea671/
Kagvad671/
Kacwha671/
Kakwad671/
Kaghwe671/
Kiguad671/
Kaqwai671/
Kaskwa671/
Kangva671/
Keigwe671/
Keagwe671/
Kaukwa671/
Kaykwa671/
Kaikua671/
Kacwai671/
Kaccwa671/
Kaguap671/
Kagwee671/
Kikwah671/
Kigwet671/
Kigwwe671/
Kaangwaha671/
Kagweh671/
Koigua671/
Kigwit671/
Khayingwe671/
Kagwei671/
Keagba671/
Qhagwa671/
Kayhangwa671/
Cagway670/

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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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  • 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 Kaigwa
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