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 be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Dah? popularity and diffusion
The surname M'Dah is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name 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 last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 11 percent live.
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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