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 more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdao is the 634,180th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdao live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mdao is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 111,222. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Mdao exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Senegal, where 0 percent reside.

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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