Mdum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mdum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mdum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mdum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdum is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mdum live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Mdum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Mdum is most frequent in: Cross River, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdume8964/
Mdoum892/
Mdumd891/
M'Doum801/
Mdom7525/
Mdun7515/
Mduchem731/
Mdune67827/
Mdung679/
Mdoom677/
Mdoun671/
Mdhun671/
Mdunn671/
Mdhune608/
Mddune603/
Mdoung602/
Mdaung601/
Mdoune601/
Hmdoune551/
Mdussen551/
Mdon507/
Mdhussen503/
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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 Mdum
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