Kenagwa Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kenagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1481:312,02619,474

Kenagwa (74) may also be a first name.

Kenagwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenagwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenagwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenagwa is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Kenagwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenagwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 74 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya Kenagwa is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 57 percent live, Nyamira County, where 41 percent live and Narok County, where 1 percent live.

Kenagwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenangwa931/
Kanagwa86568/
Kinagwa864/
Kenagba862/
Konagwa861/
Kenagua860/
Khanagwa8022/
Keneagba803/
Kanaggwa802/
Keinagwe801/
Kainagwa801/
Kinaggwa801/
Kahanagwa751/
Kanakwa7165/
Kenekwa715/
Kinagua713/
Kinakwa712/
Kanegwa712/
Kinagwi711/
Kenague711/
Khanakwa671,745/
Chinagwa6762/
Khanagua6731/
Keneigwe6719/
Kenhague673/
Caenagua671/
Kinaghua671/

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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 Kenagwa
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