Mdawa Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Mdawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mdawa Demographics
Mdawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mdawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mdawa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Mdawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Mdawa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Mdawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mdawa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdawai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdawah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdaba | 80 | 694 | / |
| Mdawe | 80 | 673 | / |
| Mdewa | 80 | 316 | / |
| Mdawo | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mdawi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mdowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdehwa | 73 | 367 | / |
| Mdojwa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mdeway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mhdawe | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Dewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mdoowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mdaavi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhdawi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mdavas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdhava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmdawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmdaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdeewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdoswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhdawy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdeiway | 67 | 10 | / |
| M'Dowah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdhavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdavath | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mdawa
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