Mdlewa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mdlewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdlewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mdlewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdlewa has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdlewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdlewa is the 3,100,440th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdlewa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mdlewa is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Other than Botswana Mdlewa exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdlwa918/
Mdelwa83328/
Mdliwa83130/
Mdlawa832/
Mdleva831/
Mdleba831/
Mdilwa831/
Mdhliwa7715/
Mdlwo731/
Mdetelwa711/
Mdehelwa711/
Mdliva67712/
Mdlebe6729/
Mdelwe671/
Mdliba671/
Mdlavo671/
Mdhliva625/
Mdletve621/
Mdlebhe621/
Mdhlebhe571/
Mdlui551/
Mdlovo505/
Mdluhi502/
Mdhlui501/

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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
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  • 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 Mdlewa
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