Kinagu Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Turkey381:2,047,93270,216
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kinagu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinagu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kinagu is the 1,612,213th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. Kinagu is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kinagu reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Kinagu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 536,976. In Kenya Kinagu is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 94 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside and Kericho County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Kinagu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Kinagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kinagu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinangu92119/
Kinaguu921/
Kingagu921/
Kinogu83174/
Kunagu83151/
Chinagu77121/
Kenangu776/
Kunaagu773/
Kinongu771/
Kenagou771/
Keneagu771/
Chinaguj715/
Chinaguh712/
Kinoungu711/
Kinoungou672/
Kenhaghou671/
Kunougu624/
Khunogu621/
Cunegu501/

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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 Kinagu
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