Mdete Surname
Approximately 1,256 people bear this surname
Mdete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,254 | 1:42,218 | 4,800 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mdete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mdete is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdete? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mdete is the 302,272nd most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,802,186 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdete are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,254 people, or 1 in 42,218. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 33 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdeste | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mdeta | 80 | 253 | / |
| Mdate | 80 | 119 | / |
| Mdhet | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mdest | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mdote | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mdeti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdeed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdeits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdeiti | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Deti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdhite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdheed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdjehed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdheath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdjt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mded | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehedate | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mdoti | 60 | 180 | / |
| Mditi | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mdeid | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mdoty | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdist | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdied | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdothi | 55 | 194 | / |
| Mdityo | 55 | 8 | / |
| M'Deid | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mdotie | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mdatui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mddati | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Died | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Deyd | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mdytjs | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Dothi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mdete
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis