Mehdah Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Mehdah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 163 | 1:25,122 | 2,171 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Mehdah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehdah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mehdah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻬﺪﺍﻩ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehdah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mehdah is the 1,353,468th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Mehdah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mehdah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 25,122. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Adrar Region, where 48 percent live, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 21 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mehdah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mehdah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻬﺪﺍﻩ | mhdah | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mehdah
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