Mdaba Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5751:92,0729,213
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mdaba Last Name Facts

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

Mdaba is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdaba is the 480,521st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdaba are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mdaba is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 92,072. In Tanzania Mdaba is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 49 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 15 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mdaba exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Mdaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mdaba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.01% less than the national average, earning R 178,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mdawa8081/
Mdabi8029/
Mdeba804/
Mdabo801/
Mdava801/
Mdabhe73120/
Mdabid733/
Mdhoba733/
Mdaavi732/
Mdawai731/
Mdgabe731/
Mdabee731/
Mdawah731/
Mdavas731/
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Mdahbee674/
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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 Mdaba
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