Mdesi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mdesi Last Name Facts

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

Mdesi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdesi is the 6,723,624th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdesi reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mdesi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Mdesi is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdesai911/
Mdisi809/
Mdese802/
Mdezi801/
Mdeizi7313/
Mdetji737/
Mdaisi732/
Mmdeizi671/
Mdeza601,655/
Mdiza60460/
Mdege60318/
Mdize604/
Mdise602/
Mdiji601/
M'Deza55131/
Mdaiji554/
Mdyoze551/
Mdisaj551/
M'Dege551/
Mdegehe501/
M'Daiji501/

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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 Mdesi
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