Kavugwi Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavugwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavugwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5921:78,0077,248

Kavugwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavugwi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kavugwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavugwi? popularity and diffusion

Kavugwi is the 542,091st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavugwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Kavugwi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 592 people, or 1 in 78,007. In Kenya Kavugwi is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 66 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 23 percent are found and Nandi County, where 6 percent are found.

Kavugwi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khavugwi931,155/
Kavungwi933/
Khavungwi881/
Kabugwi8612/
Kavukwi865/
Kavugwe863/
Khavukwi80331/
Khabugwi803/
Kabugwe7116/
Kabukwi711/
Khavukui671/
Kabukwe572/
Caviqui571/
Kavogue571/
Kovogwe571/
Kawokwoi534/
Kavukcuer5011/
Koubougui502/

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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 Kavugwi
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