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 more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mdaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 480,521st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdaba reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 92,072. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 49 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 15 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmdaba911/
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Mdabhai831/
Mdabe802,056/
Mdoba80169/
Mdawa8081/
Mdabi8029/
Mdeba804/
Mdabo801/
Mdava801/
Mdabhe73120/
Mdabid733/
Mdhoba733/
Mdaavi732/
Mdawai731/
Mdgabe731/
Mdabee731/
Mdawah731/
Mdavas731/
Mdhava731/
Mdahbee674/
Mdaabop671/
Mdhavai671/
Mdavath671/
Mdabeed671/

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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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