Mdema Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mdema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania591:897,31544,154
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mdema (38) may also be a first name.

Mdema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdema is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mdema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdema is the 763,307th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdema are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 38 people.

The surname Mdema is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 99 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria Mdema is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 35 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.

Mdema Last Name Statistics demography

Mdema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.62% less than the national average, earning R 88,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtdema912/
Mdima803,348/
Mdoma80876/
Mdeme80100/
Mdama8023/
Mdemi806/
Mdemo801/
Mdimah7313/
M'Dama732/
M'Doma732/
Mdemii731/
Mdheme731/
Mdeame731/
Mhdoma731/
Mdeyme731/
M'Dima731/
Mdemey731/
Mdahama671/
Mdimi601,880/
Mdamo6042/
Mdime6021/
Mdomo6019/
Mdimo6011/
Mdomou552/
Mdyomi551/
Mgyima551/
Mdaime551/
Mdimme551/
Mdiome551/

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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 Mdema
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