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

The last name Mdawi occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Mdawi live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 585,759th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 234 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 57 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live and Pwani Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Jordan, where 8 percent live.

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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