Mdaya Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mdaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mdaya (19) may also be a first name.

Mdaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdaya is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mdaya reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mdaya is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

Mdaya is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 322,815. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 52 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdayaz911/
M'Daya911/
Mday89201/
Mdaa89184/
Mdiya801,603/
Mdayi801,196/
Mdeya80640/
Mduya80301/
Mdoya80244/
Hmday804/
Mdaye804/
Hmdaa801/
Mdayu801/
Mdaja801/
Mdaiy801/
Mda754,943/
Mdy756/
Mdhaye732/
Mhdayi731/
Mdahye731/
Mdouya731/
Mddaha731/
Mdahyi731/
Mdeeya731/
Mdhiya731/
Mhdy672,490/
Mdau671,136/
Hmdy67737/
Hmda67189/
Mdai67162/
Mdha6794/
Mdoy6749/
Mdey679/
Mdae678/
Mmda678/
Mtda676/
M'Da673/
Mdgahey672/
Mdye672/
Mdoa672/
Mdda672/
Mtdy672/
Mhda671/
Mdhy671/
'Mda671/
Mdea671/
Mdyi671/
Mdiy671/
Mdyd671/
Mddy671/
Mdaj671/
Mmdy671/

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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 Mdaya
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