Mdega Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Mdega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Mdega (52) may also be a first name.
Mdega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mdega occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Mdega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdega live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania Mdega is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 96 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 2 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mdega exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdeiga | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mdeaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mmdega | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Deiga | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mdoga | 80 | 377 | / |
| Mdege | 80 | 318 | / |
| Mdaga | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mdiga | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mddaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Dege | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Daïga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mdhengi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdigaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdhenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdegehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdogo | 60 | 2,147 | / |
| Mdigo | 60 | 899 | / |
| Mdjgj | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdago | 60 | 1 | / |
| M'Dogo | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mdigoh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mdigos | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Digo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mehedeguei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mdigous | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Mdega
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