M'Dah Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
M'Dah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
M'Dah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name M'Dah Come From? nationality or country of origin
M'Dah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﺡ) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Dah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname M'Dah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of M'Dah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdah | 89 | 25 | / |
| M'Da | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mdadh | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mdahj | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mdash | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mdaha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mdahe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mdgah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mddah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mda | 75 | 4,943 | / |
| M'Deih | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mdahyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mddaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mddath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdau | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Mday | 67 | 201 | / |
| Hmda | 67 | 189 | / |
| Mdaa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Mdai | 67 | 162 | / |
| Mdha | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mdas | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mdap | 67 | 18 | / |
| M'Do | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mmda | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mtda | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mdoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mdad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mdgahey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdea | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Mda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdheath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdaz | 67 | 1 | / |
M'Dah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| M'Dah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺪﺡ | andh | - |
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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 M'Dah
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