Mdelu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Mdelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mdelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mdelu is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mdelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mdelu reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mdelu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 40 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 40 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Mdelu
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