Kwadu Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

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

Kwadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Kwadu (14) may also be a first name.

Kwadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwadu (Marathi: कवडू) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kwadu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Kwadu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kwadu reside; 41 percent reside in Central Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Kwadu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kwadu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.62% less than the national average, earning R 48,420 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwadu9177/
Khwadu9115/
Kwadeu9113/
Kwaidu917/
Kwaddu912/
Kwadou911/
Kwaidau8312/
Nkwadhu832/
Nkwaddu831/
Kwaidou831/
Gwadu80168/
Kwedu80158/
Kuadu804/
Kwodu801/
Qwadu801/
Kwedeu7320/
Kwadoo739/
Kwedau735/
Kgwedu733/
Kwedou732/
Gwadeu731/
Quwadu731/
Nkuadu731/
Kweddu731/
Kwuhodu6721/
Ngwadou671/
Kwoudou671/
Gwaudau670/

Kwadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwadu in the Marathi language
कवडूkavadu60
कवडुkavadu40

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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 Kwadu
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