Mdao Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4761:111,22210,709
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mdao Last Name Facts

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

Mdao occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 634,180th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdao are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 111,222. In Tanzania Mdao is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live and Njombe Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Senegal, where 0 percent live.

Mdao Last Name Statistics demography

Mdao earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.96% less than the national average, earning R 26,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Dao8910/
Mdaho892/
Mdaod891/
Mdaou891/
Mdaoud802/
Mdaood801/
Mdoa752/
Mdoho674/
Mdaau671/
Mdaua671/
Mdeiya601/
Mmdoah601/
Mmdoha601/
M'Daïga557/
Mdaijaz553/

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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 Mdao
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