Kuwedi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kuwedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kuwedi Last Name Facts

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

Kuwedi occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwedi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuwedi live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 60 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found.

Kuwedi Last Name Statistics demography

Kuwedi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.64% less than the national average, earning R 57,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauwedi924/
Kuwadi83241/
Kuweda83162/
Kuwede8315/
Kowedi832/
Kuvedi831/
Kiwedi831/
Kuwhede7738/
Kuhwede7712/
Koubedi7712/
Kauwadi778/
Kuwedde777/
Kouwede773/
Kuhweda771/
Khuvedi771/
Kuybedi771/
Kuwaidi771/
Kuhweide7157/
Ckuwuede711/
Kiwidi6788/
Kiwadi6743/
Kiwede6735/
Kuwida6721/
Kuwade6715/
Kivedi676/
Kuvadi674/
Kubede671/
Koweda671/
Kuvidi671/

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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 Kuwedi
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