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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwepu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwepu is the 697,244th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. Kwepu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwepu are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 200,536. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Kwepu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Kwepu
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