Mdima Surname

134,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mdima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8891:28,6813,692
Tanzania9251:57,2346,213
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mdima (10) may also be a first name.

Mdima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdima is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 134,462nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,176,686 people. The last name Mdima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdima live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mdima is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,889 people, or 1 in 28,681. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Malawi, where 16 percent live.

Mdima Last Name Statistics demography

Mdima earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.77% less than the national average, earning R 152,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdimah9113/
M'Dima911/
Mduma806,941/
Mdimi801,880/
Mdema80374/
Mdime8021/
Mdimo8011/
Mdumah7347/
Mtdema732/
Mdimme731/
Mmduma731/
Mgyima731/
Mdaime731/
Mdiome731/
Mdumo60134/
Mdeme60100/
Mdemi606/
Mdemo601/
Mdyomi551/
Mdheme551/
Mdeame551/
Mdeyme551/
Mdemii551/
Mdemey551/

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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 Mdima
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