Mdungu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mdungu Last Name Facts

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

Mdungu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdungu is the 2,034,059th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mdungu are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 79 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Mdungu Last Name Statistics demography

Mdungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.23% less than the national average, earning R 46,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdung'u926/
Mdun'gu921/
Mdugu9182/
Mdunu9115/
Mdeugu831/
Mdhunu831/
Mdougou777/
Mdeunus771/
Mdounou771/
Mdgugu671/
Mdonu554/
Mdonou501/

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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 Mdungu
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