Mdekwa Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Mdekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 83 | 1:637,851 | 38,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mdekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mdekwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mdekwa is the 1,691,963rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdekwa live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 637,851. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 98 percent live, Iringa Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
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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 Mdekwa
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