Kwenden Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwenden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwenden 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
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kwenden Demographics

Kwenden Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kwenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwenden is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kwenden.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwenden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwenden is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwenden reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya Kwenden is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Baringo County, where 1 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya Kwenden is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Kwenden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Gwenden8610/
Kuenden861/
Gbenden711/
Kuendem711/
Guenden710/
Quendeng672/
Quendent671/
Kouendem671/
Quinden5719/
Guinden576/
Guendem573/
Gbinden570/
Quending533/
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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 Kwenden
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