Mdigo Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mdigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8781:52,5975,292
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mdigo (184) may also be a first name.

Mdigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdigo is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdigo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,206th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdigo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mdigo is also the 671,014th most prevalent first name globally, held by 184 people.

Mdigo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 878 people, or 1 in 52,597. In Kenya Mdigo is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 38 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 34 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mdigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (57%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Digo911/
Mdigos911/
Mdigoh911/
Mdigous833/
Mdugo80516/
Mdiga8026/
Mdeiga736/
M'Deiga677/
Mdigaus671/
Mdega60191/
Mduga60131/
Mduega55109/
Mduuga554/
Mmdega551/
Mdugha551/
Mdeaga551/

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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 Mdigo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis