Mdogwa Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Mdogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 309 | 1:171,332 | 15,031 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Mdogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mdogwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdogwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 868,551st most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. Mdogwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdogwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 171,332. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 67 percent live, Pwani Region, where 30 percent live and Arusha Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mdogwa is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Mdogwa
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