Kuwede Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kuwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kuwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwede occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwede? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kuwede is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuwede are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Kuwede is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 79 percent reside and Ogun, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwhede | 92 | 38 | / |
| Kuhwede | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kuwedde | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kouwede | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kuhweide | 86 | 57 | / |
| Ckuwuede | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuweda | 83 | 162 | / |
| Kiwede | 83 | 35 | / |
| Kuwade | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kuwedi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kubede | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiwedde | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kauwedi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuewade | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowedde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koubede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwadde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiweede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwhade | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuhweda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaider | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuwadi | 67 | 241 | / |
| Kuvade | 67 | 182 | / |
| Kouhouede | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kouvehede | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kühweider | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kiwade | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kuwida | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kowedi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuvedi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwedi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvode | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koweda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwaider | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowide | 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 Kuwede
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis