Mdosi Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Mdosi Last Name Facts

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

Mdosi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdosi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,860,621st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdosi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mdosi occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Mdosi Last Name Statistics demography

Mdosi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.35% less than the national average, earning R 34,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhdosi9116/
Mdossi915/
Mdotshi8311/
Mdasi80551/
Mdose80205/
Mdusi8025/
Mdogi809/
Mdozi802/
Mdoci801/
Mdushi73336/
Mdeshi73300/
Mdashi73148/
Mdasih7311/
Mdodzi734/
Mdutsi731/
Mdesai731/
Mdassi731/
Mdatshi6735/
Mdosesd674/
Mdgouse673/
Mdautsi671/

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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 Mdosi
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