Mdawe Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

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

Mdawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6731:80,5029,952

Mdawe (24) may also be a first name.

Mdawe Last Name Facts

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

Mdawe is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdawe? popularity and diffusion

Mdawe is the 491,715th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. Mdawe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdawe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 24 people.

The last name Mdawe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 673 people, or 1 in 80,502. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live.

Mdawe Last Name Statistics demography

Mdawe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.46% less than the national average, earning R 139,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhdawe915/
Mmdawe911/
Mdae898/
Mdaw892/
Mdabe802,056/
Mdawa8081/
Mdowe8076/
Mdawi8012/
Hmdae806/
Mdaye804/
Mdave804/
Mdewe802/
Mdiwe801/
Mdeae801/
Mdabhe73120/
Mdhaye732/
Mhdawi732/
Mdhaje731/
Mdabee731/
Mdawai731/
Mdahye731/
Mhdawy731/
Mdavie731/
Mdoe6720,381/
Mdee676,922/
Mdau671,136/
Mdue67354/
Mday67201/
Mdaa67184/
Mdai67162/
Mdey679/
Mdaouer674/
Mdie674/
Mdahbee674/
Mdgahey672/
Mdoa672/
Mdye672/
M'Daihe671/
Mdea671/
Mdayiwa671/
Mdei671/
Mdej671/
Mdaj671/

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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 Mdawe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis