Kulagwa Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kulagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1081:490,20032,950
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kulagwa (350) may also be a first name.

Kulagwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kulagwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulagwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kulagwa is the 1,746,159th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kulagwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 465,882nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 350 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 490,200. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaulagwa93177/
Kilagwa86817/
Kulogwa86230/
Kulegwa86185/
Kolagwa8610/
Kulankwa80157/
Kuleghwa803/
Kilogwa71152/
Kulakua7118/
Kilakwa7110/
Kulekwa713/
Koulangwei711/
Kulongwe67157/
Quilagua671/
Culaguas671/
Cullagua671/

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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 Kulagwa
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