Mdu Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mdu (1,065) may also be a first name.

Mdu Last Name Facts

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

Mdu (Hindi: मडू, Marathi: डू, Russian: Мду) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mdu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Mdu live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 245,186th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,065 people.

The surname Mdu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 34 percent reside, Benue, where 30 percent reside and Abia, where 18 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Mdu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Mdu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mdu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.91% less than the national average, earning $25,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% less than the national average, earning $44,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdau861,136/
Mdou86158/
Mdui8674/
Mdhu8612/
Mmdu869/
Mduu862/
Mddu862/
Mdgu861/
Mdup861/
Mhdu861/
Mdaud75237/
Mmduh754/
Mmddu753/
Mhdau752/
Hmdou751/
Mdoud751/
Mdouh751/
M'Dou751/
Mdoup751/
Mdhup751/
Mdaut751/
Mduha751/
Mmdouh672,475/
Mduggi679/
Hmdaud673/
Mdoust672/
Mhddaud601/
Mdoe5720,381/
Mdoo5761/
Mdhoo501/

Mdu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mdu in the Hindi language
मडूmadu-
Mdu in the Marathi language
डूdu-
Mdu in the Russian language
Мдуmdu-

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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 Mdu
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