Mdula Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mdula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Tanzania4571:115,84611,101
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mdula (100) may also be a first name.

Mdula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdula (Hindi: म्दुला, Marathi: दुला) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdula? popularity and diffusion

Mdula is the 382,372nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdula live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mdula is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 100 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 49 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdulla91241/
Mdulah9122/
Mddula915/
Mdgula911/
Mdullah8310/
Mduli80440/
Mdila80142/
Mdule8046/
Mdola8036/
Mduly804/
Mdulo802/
Hmdullah771/
Mdhuli73214/
Mdouli73204/
Mduile734/
Mdilah734/
Mdulli734/
Mdolla732/
Mduili731/
Mduhli731/
Mdiela731/
Mdhulo731/
Mdeule731/
Mdollah6710/
Mdolo6010,284/
Mdole602/
Mdoly601/
Mdollo551,960/
Mdoley5510/
M'Dolo554/
Mdholo553/
Mdhole551/
Mdolloh50297/

Mdula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mdula in the Hindi language
म्दुलाmdula-
Mdula in the Marathi language
दुलाdula-

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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 Mdula
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