Bwedi Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwedi Last Name Facts

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

Bwedi is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwedi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwedi reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwede80582/
Bwadi80234/
Buedi80228/
Bwidi8026/
Bwodi805/
Bbedi804/
Bweda802/
Pwedi801/
Bvedi801/
Bouedi7341/
Bwaidi734/
Bweder732/
Bwedje731/
Buedie731/
Bwedda731/
Bweada731/
Bwidie731/
Bweude731/
Bouhedi6716/
Pweedie673/
Bouedis671/

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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 Bwedi
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