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
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
| 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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