Mudima Surname

238,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mudima Surname Definition:

Mudima is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: fruit bat.

Mudima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6291:117,45612,805
Zambia5741:27,6132,888
Zimbabwe2641:58,4788,872
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England151:3,714,537119,675
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mudima (202) may also be a first name.

Mudima Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mudima is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: fruit bat.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mudima Last Name Facts

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

Mudima (Hindi: मुदीमा, Russian: Мудима) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudima? popularity and diffusion

Mudima is the 238,377th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,332,667 people. The last name Mudima occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mudima reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 202 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 629 people, or 1 in 117,456. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudimma9224/
Mudhima9216/
Maudima9213/
Moudima926/
Mudimah926/
Mudioma924/
Muddima922/
Muidima921/
Mudiema921/
Mudimea921/
Mudaimah8641/
Mudimath8621/
Mudhimah8619/
Muduma83870/
Mudimi83704/
Mudimo83577/
Midima83366/
Mudema83240/
Modima8336/
Mudime8327/
Modimea77192/
Mudumha77107/
Moudime7732/
Mudhema7729/
Mudhuma7722/
Mudumah778/
Maudema774/
Mudeama774/
Modimma773/
Mudumma772/
Mudieme771/
Mudiomo771/
Muudime771/
Mudduma771/
Mudeuma771/
Modeima771/
Muddimer71178/
Mudaimer7169/
Muddemma718/
Muddumma716/
Miediema711/
Modimo671,530/
Midimo67351/
Mudumo67229/
Modime67204/
Miduma67171/
Modimi67169/
Mudemo6783/
Mudemi6770/
Modema6763/
Mudeme6756/
Midema6743/
Muddeamma671/

Mudima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mudima in the Hindi language
मुदीमाmudima50
मुदिमाmudima50
Mudima in the Russian language
Мудимаmudima-

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