Mdimba Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mdimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mdimba (18) may also be a first name.

Mdimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdimba is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdimba is the 1,434,893rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mdimba reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Mdimba is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 111,871. In Zimbabwe Mdimba is most common in: Matabeleland North Province, where 78 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 11 percent reside and Harare Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdhimba9212/
Mdmba911/
Mdimbi83117/
Mdemba8314/
Mdumba8313/
Mdimbe8310/
Mdymba831/
Mdimwa831/
M'Demba771/
Mdinwa67750/
Mdemwa67168/
Mdembo6720/
Mdembi672/
Mdumbo671/
Mdembe671/
Mdeember571/
Mdmvj551/
Mdinwo501/
Mdnwaz501/

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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 Mdimba
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