Kogamu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kogamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kogamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kogamu Last Name Facts

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

Kogamu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogamu? popularity and diffusion

Kogamu is the 7,117,718th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kogamu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Kogamu is most prevalent in: Rukungiri District, where 83 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kogomu8315/
Kagamu835/
Kogemu831/
Kongomu7721/
Kangamu776/
Khagamu771/
Kahagamu711/
Kagemu677/
Kagomu672/
Kanggaimu671/
Kegemu671/
Kougoumou671/
Kegomu671/
Kangomu62136/
Cangamu621/
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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 Kogamu
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