Kwenda Surname
Approximately 17,600 people bear this surname
Kwenda Surname User-submission:
The surname Kwenda means 'long way'.
Kwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 7,424 | 1:2,306 | 280 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,525 | 1:3,412 | 266 |
| Zambia | 4,037 | 1:3,926 | 477 |
| South Africa | 790 | 1:68,579 | 8,574 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Namibia | 79 | 1:30,499 | 4,636 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Kwenda (288) may also be a first name.
Kwenda Surname Meaning
Kwenda Demographics
Average Kwenda Salary in
United States
$40,599 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwenda is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwenda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,361st most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 414,065 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwenda reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwenda is also the 520,883rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 288 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 7,424 people, or 1 in 2,306. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Zambia, where 23 percent live.
Kwenda Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kwenda earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.55% less than the national average, earning R 146,028 per year and in United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,599 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwendah | 92 | 133 | / |
| Kweenda | 92 | 129 | / |
| Khwenda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwendha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwuenda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwendau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwemnda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwnda | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwehenda | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kwinda | 83 | 7,413 | / |
| Kwendo | 83 | 2,001 | / |
| Kuenda | 83 | 1,089 | / |
| Kwende | 83 | 939 | / |
| Gwenda | 83 | 583 | / |
| Cwenda | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kwendy | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kwendi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Qwenda | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nkwnda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwendé | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khwinda | 77 | 333 | / |
| Kouenda | 77 | 54 | / |
| Kuhenda | 77 | 42 | / |
| Gwaenda | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nkwinda | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kwendeh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwainda | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kwendet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwendou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuendai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gcwenda | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwendje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwendeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkuenda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweende | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncwenda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouendap | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nkwendou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kwindacz | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gwweenda | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkwendeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwendehe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweendah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwuendou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbenda | 67 | 1,742 | / |
| Guenda | 67 | 1,437 | / |
| Cuenda | 67 | 603 | / |
| Qwendo | 67 | 602 | / |
| Gwende | 67 | 332 | / |
| Gwendo | 67 | 297 | / |
| Kuende | 67 | 165 | / |
| Kuinda | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kwindi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gwwnda | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kuendi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Quenda | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gwendy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwindo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kuendo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gwinda | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwendi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwndas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwende | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwuehndeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwndes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwinda | 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Kwenda
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