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

The surname Kayagwe has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayagwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kayagwe is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Kayagwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayagwe reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kayagwe is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda Kayagwe is most common in: Kisoro District, where 46 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 15 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Kayagwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Kayagwe
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