Kidwe Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Kidwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 401 | 1:51,793 | 6,767 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Kidwe (1,201) may also be a first name.
Kidwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kidwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kidwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kidwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 721,185th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Kidwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidwe reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 228,576th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,201 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 51,793. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 44 percent reside, North Region, where 31 percent reside and Centre Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kidw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kitwe | 80 | 1,138 | / |
| Kudwe | 80 | 36 | / |
| Kidwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kidve | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ckidw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaidewea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidwai | 73 | 5,957 | / |
| Kitwet | 73 | 85 | / |
| Kaidbe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Koitwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chidwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kedwes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kidbey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaitwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kitwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khedwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kitwej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kitwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quidwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyodwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiotwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kudwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kidway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiduey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaidewhea | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaideweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kidhwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kitwech | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kjdw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kittwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuidwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khidwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidwith | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kidwe
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