Mdawi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Mdawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mdawi (234) may also be a first name.

Mdawi Last Name Facts

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

Mdawi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdawi is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Mdawi occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Mdawi live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mdawi is also the 585,759th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 234 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 57 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 14 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Jordan, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhdawi912/
Mdawai911/
Mdawe80673/
Mdavi8081/
Mdawa8081/
Mdabi8029/
Mdewi809/
Mdavis739/
Mdhavi736/
Mhdawe735/
Mhdavi733/
Mdaavi732/
Mhdawy731/
Mdavid731/
Mdavie731/
Mmdawe731/
Mddavis671/
Mdabhai671/
Mdovais671/
Mdhavai671/
Mehedavi621/
Mdabe602,056/
Mdobi60102/
Mdowe6076/
Mdevi6028/
Mdave604/
Mdewe602/
Mdava601/
Mdabhe55120/
Mdojwa5537/
Mdeway5512/
Mdoowa553/
Mdobhi551/
Mddovi551/
Mdhava551/
Mdoubi551/
Mdabee551/
Mdeiway5010/
Mdahbee504/
Mdaouer504/

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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 Mdawi
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