Mdede Surname

168,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,4421:21,6802,688
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Mdede (251) may also be a first name.

Mdede Last Name Facts

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

Mdede is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mdede click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdede? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 168,342nd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,838,935 people. The surname Mdede is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdede reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mdede is also the 562,655th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 251 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,442 people, or 1 in 21,680. In Tanzania Mdede is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 39 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mdede is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Mdede Last Name Statistics demography

Mdede earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning R 214,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdeide9117/
Mdeyde911/
M'Deyde831/
Mdeda80182/
Mdade802/
Mddade732/
Mdadeh731/
Mdidech67626/
Mdhedha671/
Mdhyder671/
Mdhaider621/
Mdidi60804/
Mdadi6094/
Mdodi6042/
Mdida6016/
Mdodj601/
Mdaddi551/
Mdidih551/
Mdyodyo5046/
Mdaidai506/

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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 Mdede
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