Kwado Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Kwado Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 174 | 1:1,018,062 | 42,870 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwado (324) may also be a first name.
Kwado Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwado Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwado is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwado? popularity and diffusion
Kwado is the 1,011,991st most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwado live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwado is also the 487,350th most frequent first name globally It is held by 324 people.
The last name Kwado is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria Kwado is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 18 percent are found, Sokoto, where 14 percent are found and Benue, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaido | 91 | 105 | / |
| Kwaddo | 91 | 25 | / |
| Kwadoo | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kwatdo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kwadou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwados | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwadop | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwadho | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaydo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaidou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwada | 80 | 5,530 | / |
| Kwodo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gwado | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwedo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwadah | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kwaida | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kwedho | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kwadeu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gwadoo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkwodo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kwadas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwada | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaido | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaada | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwadha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwedou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaddo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuadoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweddo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuadoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuada | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwaido | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaidah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gwaidho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwaidau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwadahe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuhaido | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwadou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwadaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoudou | 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 Kwado
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