Mdobe Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Mdobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091

Mdobe Last Name Facts

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

Mdobe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mdobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdobe is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdobe live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mdobe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Mdobe is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 71 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mdobe occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found.

Mdobe Last Name Statistics demography

Mdobe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.97% less than the national average, earning R 26,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdabe802,056/
Mdoba80169/
Mdobi80102/
Mdowe8076/
Mdube8031/
Mdebe8011/
Mdabhe73120/
Mdhoba733/
Mdobhi731/
Mdgabe731/
Mdabee731/
Mdoubi731/
Mdonpe731/
Mdebee731/
Mdahbee674/
Mdaouer674/
Mdabeed671/

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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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  • 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 Mdobe
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