Mdem Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Mdem Last Name Facts

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

Mdem (Arabic: مديم) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdem is the 1,755,741st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mdem are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Mdem is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 509,054. In Tanzania Mdem is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 87 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mdem exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdeme89100/
Mdiem891/
Mdemgh804/
Mdheme801/
Mdeame801/
Mdeyme801/
Mdne7512/
Mdim755/
Mden753/
Mdime6721/
Mdien679/
Mdeen676/
Mdeng673/
Mdenk673/
Mhdne672/
Mdajm671/
Mddim671/
Mdhne671/
Mdent671/
Hmden671/
M'Den671/

Mdem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mdem in the Arabic language
مديمmdym-

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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 Mdem
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