Mdeya Surname
Approximately 640 people bear this surname
Mdeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 635 | 1:83,373 | 8,512 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mdeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mdeya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mdeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mdeya is the 510,931st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The surname Mdeya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdeya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 635 people, or 1 in 83,373. In Tanzania Mdeya is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 53 percent live, Njombe Region, where 28 percent live and Iringa Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdeeya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdey | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mdea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mdiya | 80 | 1,603 | / |
| Mduya | 80 | 301 | / |
| Mdoya | 80 | 244 | / |
| Mdaya | 80 | 241 | / |
| Hmdey | 80 | 122 | / |
| Mdeja | 80 | 55 | / |
| Mdeyi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mddey | 80 | 6 | / |
| M'Dey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhdey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdeae | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Daya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdayaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdouya | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Deye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdhiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Deyd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdoe | 67 | 20,381 | / |
| Mdee | 67 | 6,922 | / |
| Mdau | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Mdue | 67 | 354 | / |
| Mday | 67 | 201 | / |
| Mdaa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Mdai | 67 | 162 | / |
| Mdoy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mdae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mdie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdeehha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdgahey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdye | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Deiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdheath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdaj | 67 | 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 Mdeya
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