Mudema Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mudema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mudema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Botswana221:99,40615,343
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mudema (26) may also be a first name.

Mudema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mudema is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,044,719th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mudema live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mudema is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The last name Mudema is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 85 percent live, Nairobi County, where 11 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Mudema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudhema9229/
Mudeama924/
Maudema924/
Mudiema921/
Mudeuma921/
Muddemma868/
Mudima831,682/
Mudoma83827/
Mudama83324/
Mudemo8383/
Mudemi8370/
Modema8363/
Mudeme8356/
Midema8343/
Muddeamma801/
Miedema776,858/
Mudamai7735/
Maudoma7733/
Mudimma7724/
Mudamma7720/
Mudhima7716/
Mudhemi7715/
Mudamah7715/
Mudaama7713/
Mudhoma7713/
Maudima7713/
Mudomah7710/
Mudamaa777/
Mudheme776/
Moudima776/
Mudimah776/
Mudioma774/
Muddama773/
Maudama773/
Modemai772/
Muddima772/
Modeama772/
Moudeme771/
Modemma771/
Modeima771/
Mudimea771/
Mudemhi771/
Mideama771/
Middema771/
Muidemi771/
Muidima771/
Mudieme771/
Mudhama771/
Mudahama71237/
Muddamma71180/
Mudaimah7141/
Muhdamma7128/
Mudimath7121/
Mudhamma7120/
Mudhimah7119/
Mudhomah7118/
Mutdamah715/
Muidamma711/
Mudhemio711/
Mudhemod711/
Mudimi67704/
Mudimo67577/
Midima67366/
Modeme67292/
Modima6736/
Modemi6727/
Mudime6727/
Midama6716/
Mudomo679/
Mudhammau677/
Muddhamma674/
Modemo672/
Muhdammau672/
Mudamo671/
Midemo671/

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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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  • 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 Mudema
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