Qwede Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1261:429,98236,940

Qwede Last Name Facts

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

Qwede is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qwede.

How Common Is The Last Name Qwede? popularity and diffusion

Qwede is the 1,604,449th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. Qwede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwede reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Qwede is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 429,982. In South Africa Qwede is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside.

Qwede Last Name Statistics demography

Qwede earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.28% less than the national average, earning R 130,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwede91469/
Nqwede9134/
Qweder9110/
Qwedeh911/
Gwede802,182/
Kwede80327/
Quede8046/
Qwade803/
Cwede801/
Quweider7710/
Quedes73244/
Queder73114/
Kgwede7326/
Kwedeu7320/
Gweder7317/
Quedet7316/
Quedee7316/
Quedeh7312/
Quiede7311/
Quedez737/
Qweida733/
Kwedde732/
Kwedie731/
Kwedje731/
Kqwedi731/
Qweidi731/
Queude731/
Gweude731/
Gqweda731/
Kwedeh731/
Qwaider671,395/
Quwider67199/
Queedei6731/
Kweeder6724/
Ngwuede6719/
Kwedder6715/
Queedeh6713/
Ngwedeh675/
Ngwedde674/
Queider674/
Qwaideh672/
Nkgwede672/
Ngweede671/
Queides671/
Nnkwede671/
Queeder671/
Queedie671/
Gweeder671/
Nkwedeh671/
Kgwedie671/

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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 Qwede
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