Mdira Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Mdira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 170 | 1:311,421 | 23,787 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mdira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mdira occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,295,379th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Mdira occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mdira reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 311,421. In Tanzania Mdira is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 50 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 44 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Dira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdeira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdaira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdirhat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mdiri | 80 | 70 | / |
| Mdera | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mdura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdurah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mdeiro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdirgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdhiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdaire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdeiros | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mderrai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mehedirath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmdeiros | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mderi | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mdjri | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdere | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdero | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdyre | 60 | 1 | / |
| M'Dere | 55 | 72 | / |
| Mduruo | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mderii | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'déré | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mdayrit | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mdira
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