Kwendja Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Kwendja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kwendja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwendja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwendja has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwendja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwendja is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwendja reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Kwendja is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 56 percent reside, Centre Region, where 36 percent reside and West Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwuendja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwenja | 92 | 28 | / |
| Kwindja | 86 | 135 | / |
| Kwendji | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kwenjau | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kwendje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwendya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwendjo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwendia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwendha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwendjeu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Nkwindja | 80 | 35 | / |
| Nkwendji | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nkwendjo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkwendje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwendjou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwinja | 77 | 1,309 | / |
| Kwenza | 77 | 52 | / |
| Kwensa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gwenja | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kwenjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwendjou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwenjau | 71 | 46 | / |
| Kuindja | 71 | 40 | / |
| Guendja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gcwenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwenzah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuendje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwindji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaenza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuendji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwendje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkwensa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkuindja | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ngwendje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kouendje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwindjeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkuendji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwendya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwendia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwendjoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwendjé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwendehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwemdjio | 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 Kwendja
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