Mda Surname

96,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,943 people bear this surname

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

Mda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2411:16,7162,098
India1,4571:526,46926,204
Lesotho801:25,4075,059
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Mda (5,079) may also be a first name.

Mda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mda (Hindi: मदा) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mda? popularity and diffusion

Mda is the 96,249th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,474,316 people. The last name Mda occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Mda live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,295th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,079 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,241 people, or 1 in 16,716. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Mda exists in 46 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found and Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Mda Last Name Statistics demography

Mda earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning R 213,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdau861,136/
Mday86201/
Hmda86189/
Mdaa86184/
Mdai86162/
Mdha8694/
Mdas8667/
Mdah8625/
Mdap8618/
Mmda868/
Mtda866/
Mdad865/
M'Da863/
Mdoa862/
Mdda862/
Mdat862/
Mdga862/
Mhda861/
Mdea861/
'Mda861/
Mdaz861/
Mdaj861/
Mdhat75276/
Mdaya75241/
Mdaud75237/
Mdadh75105/
Mhdas7535/
M'Dah759/
Mdahj754/
Mthda754/
Hmday754/
Hmdai753/
Mhdau752/
Mdahe752/
Mdaha752/
Mdaid752/
Mdash752/
Mdgah751/
Mduha751/
Mdaut751/
Hmdat751/
Mddah751/
Mhdad751/
Mdaja751/
Hmdas751/
Hmdaa751/
Mhtda751/
Mmdas751/
Mdeae751/
Mdgai751/
Mdi672,981/
Mde671,463/
Mdo6783/
Mdj6719/
Mdy676/
Hmdaud673/
Mddaha671/
Mddath671/
Mdahyi671/
M'Daya671/
Mmdoha671/

Mda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mda in the Hindi language
मदाmada94.12
म्दाmda5.88

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mda
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