Mdanda Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

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

Mdanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0301:52,6006,645
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mdanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdanda has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdanda is the 347,450th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. The surname Mdanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdanda are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mdanda is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,030 people, or 1 in 52,600. In South Africa Mdanda is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mdanda Last Name Statistics demography

Mdanda earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning R 163,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Danda924/
Mdandau921/
Mdando8360/
Mdande839/
Mdamda834/
Mdandi834/
Mdonda831/
Mdhenda7718/
Mdamdad772/
Mdonday771/
Mdhandy771/
Mdondo67344/
Mdondi676/
M'Dondo624/
Mdhaimdi571/
Mdomdo502/
Mdomda501/

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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 Mdanda
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