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

Kavugwi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kavugwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavugwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 542,091st most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The last name Kavugwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavugwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Kavugwi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 78,007. In Kenya Kavugwi is most common in: Vihiga County, where 66 percent live, Kakamega County, where 23 percent live and Nandi County, where 6 percent live.

Kavugwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kavugwi last name is chiefly 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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