Kwado Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Kwado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Niger201:959,60121,357
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Kwado has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwado? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwado is the 1,011,991st most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Kwado is mostly found 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 commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 324 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 18 percent are found, Sokoto, where 14 percent are found and Benue, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaido91105/
Kwaddo9125/
Kwadoo919/
Kwatdo914/
Kwadou911/
Kwados911/
Kwadop911/
Kwadho911/
Kwaydo911/
Kwaidou831/
Kwada805,530/
Kwodo8014/
Gwado804/
Kwedo804/
Kwadah7354/
Kwaida7326/
Kwedho7314/
Kwadeu7313/
Gwadoo737/
Nkwodo736/
Kwadas734/
Khwada733/
Gwaido732/
Kwaada732/
Kwadha732/
Kwedou732/
Gwaddo732/
Kuadoy731/
Kweddo731/
Kuadoo731/
Kwuada731/
Qwaido731/
Kwaidah6744/
Gwaidho6721/
Kwaidau6712/
Kwadahe677/
Kuhaido671/
Ngwadou671/
Kwadaha671/
Kwoudou671/

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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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  • 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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