Mdogo Surname

195,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1481:46,1165,207
Kenya8271:55,8405,557
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mdogo (144) may also be a first name.

Mdogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdogo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mdogo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdogo? popularity and diffusion

Mdogo is the 195,437th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,394,292 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mdogo reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 144 people.

Mdogo is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,148 people, or 1 in 46,116. In Tanzania Mdogo is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 43 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 21 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 39 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Mdogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mdogo last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdongo91608/
M'Dogo912/
Mdougou837/
Mdongoi831/
Mdugo80516/
Mdoga80377/
Mdago801/
Mdonga73199/
Mdango73102/
Mdooga7361/
Mdungo733/
Mdanggo677/
Mdong'a671/
Mdangoh671/
Mdoughga621/
Mdega60191/
Mduga60131/
Mdaga6051/
Mdanga55730/
Mdunga55236/
Mduuga554/
Mdusga551/
Mdugha551/
Mmdega551/
Mddaga551/
Mdughga5097/
M'Daïga507/

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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 Mdogo
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