Mdawa Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mdawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mdawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdawa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mdawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdawa? popularity and diffusion

Mdawa is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Mdawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdawa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya Mdawa is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Mdawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mdawai911/
Mdawah911/
Mdaba80694/
Mdawe80673/
Mdewa80316/
Mdawo8096/
Mdawi8012/
Mdowa801/
Mdava801/
Mdehwa73367/
Mdojwa7337/
Mdeway7312/
Mhdawe735/
M'Dewa734/
Mdoowa733/
Mdaavi732/
Mhdawi732/
Mdavas731/
Mdhava731/
Mmdawe731/
Mmdaba731/
Mdeewa731/
Mdauwo731/
Mdoswa731/
Mhdawy731/
Mdeiway6710/
M'Dowah674/
Mdabhai671/
Mdhavai671/
Mdavath671/

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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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