Mdesa Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9601:55,1486,029
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mdesa (16) may also be a first name.

Mdesa Last Name Facts

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

Mdesa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 371,278th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. Mdesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mdesa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mdesa is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 55,148. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 65 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 15 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdessa91178/
Mddesa911/
Mdetsa911/
Mdesai911/
Mdhesia831/
Mdeza801,655/
Mdeja8055/
Mdisa8033/
Mdasa8015/
Mdese802/
Mdeeshad771/
Mdeshi73300/
M'Deza73131/
Mdgeso7311/
Mdasha737/
Mdetse731/
Mdezah731/
Mdisaj731/
Mdetshe671/
Mdesier671/
Mdeitsi671/
Mditsha671/

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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 Mdesa
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