Mdoda Surname

141,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,154 people bear this surname

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

Mdoda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdoda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,0791:17,5962,210
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mdoda (194) may also be a first name.

Mdoda Last Name Facts

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

Mdoda is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mdoda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdoda? popularity and diffusion

Mdoda is the 141,319th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,310,573 people. The surname Mdoda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdoda reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 651,944th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 194 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3,079 people, or 1 in 17,596. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Lesotho, where 0 percent reside.

Mdoda Last Name Statistics demography

Mdoda earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.59% less than the national average, earning R 172,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdodaha831/
Mduda802,449/
Mdodo80927/
Mdeda80182/
Mdodi8042/
Mdada8013/
Mdodj801/
Mdadah735/
Mddade732/
Mdauda732/
Mdoude731/
Mdadas731/
Mdhadha679/
Mdoudou671/
Mdhedha671/
Mdudi60849/
Mdudo60558/
Mdadi6094/
Mdude604/
Mdade602/
Mdgadi552/
Mdadeh551/
Mdhudi551/
Mdaddi551/

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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 Mdoda
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