Mdau Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

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

Mdau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1101:48,8096,200
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mdau (49) may also be a first name.

Mdau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdau (Russian: Мдау) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,995th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,415,093 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdau are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mdau is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent given name globally, held by 49 people.

The surname Mdau is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,110 people, or 1 in 48,809. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mdau Last Name Statistics demography

Mdau earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.09% less than the national average, earning R 140,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdaud89237/
Mhdau892/
Mdayu891/
Mdaut891/
Mda864,943/
Mdu86101/
Hmdaud803/
Mdue75354/
Mday75201/
Hmda75189/
Mdaa75184/
Mdai75162/
Mdou75158/
Mdha7594/
Mdui7574/
Mdas7567/
Mduo7525/
Mdah7525/
Mdap7518/
Mdhu7512/
Mmdu759/
Mmda758/
Mdae758/
Mtda756/
Mdad755/
M'Da753/
Mdoa752/
Mdda752/
Mduu752/
Mdat752/
Mddu752/
Mdga752/
Mdea751/
Mhda751/
Mdaj751/
Mdgu751/
Mdaz751/
Mdup751/
Mhdu751/
'Mda751/
Mhddaud731/
Mdiya671,603/
Mdayi671,196/
Mdawe67673/
Mdeya67640/
Mduya67301/
Mdhat67276/
Mdoya67244/
Mdaya67241/
Mdadh67105/
Mdeja6755/
Mhdas6735/
M'Dah679/
Hmdae676/
Hmday674/
Mmduh674/
Mdoja674/
Mdaye674/
Mdahj674/
Mthda674/
Hmdai673/
Mmddu673/
Mdaha672/
Mdaji672/
Mdahe672/
Mdaid672/
Mdash672/
Mdoud671/
Mdeae671/
Hmdas671/
Hmdaa671/
Mhtda671/
Mmdas671/
Mduha671/
Mdoup671/
Mdaiy671/
Mdhup671/
Mdija671/
Hmdat671/
Mdgah671/
M'Dou671/
Hmdou671/
Mddah671/
Mdgai671/
Mdouh671/
Mhdad671/
Mdaja671/
Mduyo671/

Mdau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mdau in the Russian language
Мдауmdau-

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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 Mdau
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