Kuwenda Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

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

Kuwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kuwenda (11) may also be a first name.

Kuwenda Last Name Facts

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

Kuwenda occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwenda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,244,200th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kuwenda reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kuwenda is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwinda8627/
Kuwende8611/
Kiwenda864/
Kowenda861/
Kuwendi861/
Cuwendah8025/
Kuswendy802/
Kuthuenda751/
Kiwendo71705/
Kiwinda71319/
Kowendi711/
Cubenda711/
Kowendo711/
Kuswindo6761/
Koubende6712/
Kiweendo672/
Kuvëndaj671/
Kouwindo671/
Kubnde622/
Koweńdy571/

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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 Kuwenda
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