Kwede Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1551:133,99415,044
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwede? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwede is the 841,044th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 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. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Kwede is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 133,994. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 76 percent are found, Centre Region, where 15 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwede9126/
Kwedeu9120/
Kwedde912/
Kwedje911/
Kwedie911/
Kwedeh911/
Kweeder8324/
Kwedder8315/
Nkgwede832/
Nnkwede831/
Nkwedeh831/
Kgwedie831/
Kwedi803,585/
Gwede802,182/
Kwade80896/
Qwede80126/
Kwode8091/
Kweda8044/
Kwedy8042/
Kuede8015/
Kwide805/
Cwede801/
Nkwuedeh771/
Kgwedi733,982/
Kwedhi731,633/
Gqwede73469/
Kwedyo7351/
Kwaide7347/
Nqwede7334/
Kwadey7322/
Gweder7317/
Kwadeu7313/
Qweder7310/
Khwedi739/
Kweedi738/
Kuedet737/
Kuedde732/
Kuedje732/
Kwadeh732/
Kueder732/
Kwieda731/
Kwahde731/
Kqwedi731/
Nkuede731/
Gweude731/
Kuedee731/
Kwadee731/
Kuedes731/
Kwodee731/
Qwedeh731/
Kwidea731/
Kwiejda6745/
Kgweedi6736/
Ngwuede6719/
Kwaider679/
Kuedech677/
Kweeday676/
Ngwedeh675/
Ngwedde674/
Kuedher673/
Kouhede672/
Kueyder672/
Kwouedi671/
Gweeder671/
Kouedet671/
Nkweadi671/
Kouedje671/
Kwaidee671/
Kwideha671/
Kuedehe671/
Ngweede671/

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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
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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 Kwede
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