Kwedu Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwedu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1151:180,60119,028
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwedu (27) may also be a first name.

Kwedu Last Name Facts

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

Kwedu occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kwedu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwedu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. Kwedu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwedu are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwedu is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 180,601. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 21 percent reside and West Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwedeu9120/
Kwedau915/
Kgwedu913/
Kwedou912/
Kweddu911/
Nkwedou8310/
Nkwedeu832/
Gwedu80268/
Kwadu80141/
Kwidu801/
Kwodu801/
Kgwadu7377/
Kwadeu7313/
Kwaidu737/
Kuedou734/
Kwaddu732/
Kwadou731/
Kwidou731/
Kwuhodu6721/
Kwaidau6712/
Nkwidou671/
Nkuedeu671/
Kwaidou671/
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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 Kwedu
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