Mdege Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mdege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2311:229,18418,969
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mdege Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdege is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdege? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdege live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mdege is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 229,184. In Tanzania Mdege is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 94 percent reside, Geita Region, where 2 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Mdege Last Name Statistics demography

Mdege earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning R 218,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Dege911/
Mdhenge831/
Mdegehe831/
Mdage80493/
Mdega80191/
Mdese802/
Mdeche73320/
Mdeiga736/
Mdeaga731/
Mmdega731/
M'Deiga677/
Mdhengi674/
M'Deche671/
Mehedeguei671/
Mdeza601,655/
Mdagi6033/
Mdiga6026/
Mdogi609/
Mdesi608/
Mdize604/
Mdise602/
Mdezi601/
Mdjgj601/
Mdechi55392/
M'Deza55131/
Mdeizi5513/
Mdaghi559/
Mdetji557/
Mdyoze551/
Mdesai551/
Mmdeizi501/

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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
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  • 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 Mdege
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