Kwepu Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
Kwepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 264 | 1:200,536 | 17,113 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kwepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwepu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwepu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwepu is the 697,244th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwepu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kwepu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 200,536. In Tanzania Kwepu is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania Kwepu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwepou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkwephu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwepu | 80 | 24 | / |
| Qwepu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kwapu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kwipu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwouepou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Qwephu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kuepou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ngwepu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwipou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouepou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkuepou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuipu | 60 | 28 | / |
| Gwapu | 60 | 19 | / |
| Quepu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Guepu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kuipou | 55 | 312 | / |
| Quepuy | 55 | 280 | / |
| Queupu | 55 | 28 | / |
| Queepu | 55 | 28 | / |
| Kwipoe | 55 | 6 | / |
| Guepou | 55 | 4 | / |
| Quepui | 55 | 2 | / |
| Gbeapu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Queipu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Quepud | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kuhapu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kuipeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Guaepu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gueypou | 50 | 26 | / |
| Nkuipou | 50 | 18 | / |
| Guepouh | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gouepou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Cuespud | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gbephou | 50 | 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
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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 Kwepu
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