Mdamo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania411:1,291,25946,697
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mdamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdamo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdamo is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Mdamo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdamo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,291,259. In Tanzania Mdamo is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 22 percent reside and Singida Region, where 22 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdamohe831/
Mdama8023/
Mdomo8019/
Mdemo801/
M'Dama732/
Mdomou732/
Mdahama671/
Mdhamad671/
Mdoumou671/
Mdasmat671/
Mdhammad6213/
M'Doumou621/
Mdoma60876/
Mdema60374/
Mtdema552/
M'Doma552/
Mhdoma551/
Mdouma551/
Mdhomad501/
Mdoumha501/

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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 Mdamo
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