Mdowe Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Mdowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Mdowe Demographics
Mdowe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mdowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mdowe occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdowe? popularity and diffusion
Mdowe is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdowe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mdowe is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Mdowe is most prevalent in: Pemba South Region, where 58 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Mdowe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdoe | 89 | 20,381 | / |
| Mdawe | 80 | 673 | / |
| Mdobe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mduwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mdoye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mdewe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mdowd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdouw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdojwa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mhdawe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mdoowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mmdawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Doye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdee | 67 | 6,922 | / |
| Mdue | 67 | 354 | / |
| Mdou | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mdoy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mdey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mdae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mdaouer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdoj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mdoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdojeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mdowe
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