Mdesa Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Mdesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 960 | 1:55,148 | 6,029 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mdesa is the 371,278th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. Mdesa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mdesa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 55,148. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 65 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 15 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
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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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