Kanguha Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanguha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanguha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1301:40,8674,285
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kanguha Demographics

Kanguha Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 25 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kanguha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanguha is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanguha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanguha is the 327,639th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,432,079 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanguha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,130 people, or 1 in 40,867. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside and Nandi County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Kanguha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kanguha last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanguha93176/
Kanguhai931/
Katinguha883/
Kangoua8628/
Kangujja801/
Kangóa771/
Cangoua712/
Kongoua711/
Koungoua6728/
Keungoua672/
Kanghouo672/
Khongoua671/
Kongouad671/
Coonguhha631/
Khangauoi631/
Kamgouo576/
Kamgueuo531/
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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 Kanguha
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