Kayagwe Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kayagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda651:600,60431,967
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Kayagwe Last Name Facts

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

Kayagwe is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kayagwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayagwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kayagwe is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayagwe reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda Kayagwe is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 46 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 15 percent are found and Kampala District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda Kayagwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayangwe9370/
Kayagwa86143/
Kayakwe8618/
Kayigwe8612/
Kajagwe869/
Koyagwe864/
Kayegwe862/
Kayogwe862/
Kayague861/
Kayagbe861/
Kayengwe8027/
Kaihagwe809/
Kayingwe804/
Keyangwe802/
Kiyangwe802/
Koyagwei801/
Kaigwe771/
Kaygue771/
Keagwe771/
Kaihangwe75433/
Khayingwe751/
Kayungwea751/
Kayugwa71907/
Kayigwa71500/
Kiyagbe71127/
Kayukwe7116/
Kayegwa715/
Kajegwe714/
Koyagbe712/
Kayegue712/
Kajagwa712/
Kajugwe711/
Kijagwe711/
Kayigbe711/
Kayokwe711/
Kayakwa711/
Kayagui711/
Kiyakwe711/
Keyagbe711/
Keyangue67108/
Kiyengwe6734/
Kayiggwa6721/
Keihagwe6719/
Kehangwe6716/
Khayekwe679/
Koyengwe671/
Kajengwe671/

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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 Kayagwe
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