Kwede Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Kwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 155 | 1:133,994 | 15,044 |
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwede (20) may also be a first name.
Kwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwede is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kwede click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwede? popularity and diffusion
Kwede is the 841,044th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname Kwede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwede are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwede is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 133,994. In Cameroon Kwede is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 76 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and Southwest Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgwede | 91 | 26 | / |
| Kwedeu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kwedde | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwedje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwedie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwedeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kweeder | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kwedder | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nkgwede | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nnkwede | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwedeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kgwedie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwedi | 80 | 3,585 | / |
| Gwede | 80 | 2,182 | / |
| Kwade | 80 | 896 | / |
| Qwede | 80 | 126 | / |
| Kwode | 80 | 91 | / |
| Kweda | 80 | 44 | / |
| Kwedy | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kuede | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kwide | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cwede | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuedeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwedi | 73 | 3,982 | / |
| Kwedhi | 73 | 1,633 | / |
| Gqwede | 73 | 469 | / |
| Kwedyo | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kwaide | 73 | 47 | / |
| Nqwede | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kwadey | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gweder | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kwadeu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Qweder | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khwedi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kweedi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuedet | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kuedde | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuedje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwadeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kueder | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwieda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahde | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kqwedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuede | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweude | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuedee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwadee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuedes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwodee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwedeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwidea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwiejda | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kgweedi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ngwuede | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kwaider | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuedech | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kweeday | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwedeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwedde | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuedher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kouhede | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kueyder | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwouedi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweeder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouedet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweadi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouedje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaidee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwideha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuedehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweede | 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 Kwede
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