Mdokwe Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

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

Mdokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3371:160,76518,041
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Mdokwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdokwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdokwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 807,857th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Mdokwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdokwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 160,765. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Mdokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mdokwe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.84% more than the national average, earning R 280,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdokhwe92248/
Mdukwe8314/
Mdokwa831/
Mdgakwe774/
Mdaukwe771/
Mdhongwe711/
Mdogwa67312/
Mdukwa6728/
Mdungwe623/
Mdaukwa621/
Mdagwa50121/
Mdugwa5020/

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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 Mdokwe
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