Kugwa Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Kugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kugwa (30) may also be a first name.
Kugwa Demographics
Kugwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kugwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kugwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name Kugwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kugwa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Kugwa is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 80 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 7 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Kugwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kugwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuigwa | 91 | 92 | / |
| Keugwa | 91 | 32 | / |
| Kuegwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kougwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kugwai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kugwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaugwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kungwai | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kuingwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kugwaya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kungwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kungwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kougwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kukwa | 80 | 1,507 | / |
| Kigwa | 80 | 898 | / |
| Kogwa | 80 | 44 | / |
| Kugua | 80 | 43 | / |
| Kucwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kugwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kushgwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kukwah | 73 | 317 | / |
| Kucwaj | 73 | 305 | / |
| Kungua | 73 | 253 | / |
| Kukwai | 73 | 100 | / |
| Kucway | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kukwas | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kiggwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kaugua | 73 | 23 | / |
| Keukwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kungwo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kugbea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kukway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khugba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuigua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuckwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuguau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuegua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kucwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kogwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kugbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khusgwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kushgwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaukwa | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kaungwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kougbay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khunkwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gcungwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kouguas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kukwash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaungua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheugwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keuguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kung'ua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kougwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiguoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaugbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kougbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kooghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kugwa
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