Kwedza Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Kwedza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 171 | 1:90,282 | 12,982 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwedza (20) may also be a first name.
Kwedza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwedza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwedza occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwedza? popularity and diffusion
Kwedza is the 1,263,456th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kwedza live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kwedza is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Kwedza is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 90,282. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Bulawayo Province, where 39 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaedza | 92 | 125 | / |
| Kweza | 91 | 961 | / |
| Kuedza | 83 | 33 | / |
| Kwadza | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kwedze | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gwedza | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gwedzai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kwadzah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwidzai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kuedzah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaza | 73 | 3,196 | / |
| Kwiza | 73 | 158 | / |
| Gweza | 73 | 157 | / |
| Kueza | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kwezo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cweza | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwoza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Qweza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwedzaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kwadzo | 67 | 7,547 | / |
| Gwidza | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kwecha | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kwazay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kwaaza | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gwadza | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gwedzi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwazea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kgwaza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwedze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwazah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwezzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gqweza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwizza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwetsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwezeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwizha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwizea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuedzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuedzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwueza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwezha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatza | 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 Kwedza
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