Mdela Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mdela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Mdela (20) may also be a first name.

Mdela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdela is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdela? popularity and diffusion

Mdela is the 1,058,336th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdela reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mdela is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The last name Mdela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 389,768. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Limpopo, where 12 percent are found and Free State, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 40 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Mdela Last Name Statistics demography

Mdela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.03% less than the national average, earning R 59,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdelya916/
Mddela913/
Mmdela911/
Mdiela911/
Mdhela911/
Mdelias83542/
Mdeleas831/
Mdala8013,172/
Mdila80142/
Mdelo8071/
Mdola8036/
Mdele8011/
Mdeli808/
Mdeleaus771/
Mdeilias771/
M'Dala73708/
Mdalla73283/
Mdhala7312/
Mdalah7310/
Mdaila736/
Mdelgi736/
Mdhele735/
Mdilah734/
Mddala733/
Mdeele732/
Mdolla732/
Mdehle731/
Mdiele731/
Mdeule731/
Mdalia731/
Mdallah671,005/
Mdeihli6717/
Mdollah6710/
Mdileas674/
Hmdalla671/
M'Dalla671/
Mddalla671/
Mdahala671/

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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 Mdela
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