Madafa Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Madafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 376 | 1:140,802 | 12,942 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Madafa (38) may also be a first name.
Madafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madafa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Madafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Madafa is the 711,133rd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Madafa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Madafa is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 38 people.
Madafa is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 140,802. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 28 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Madafa is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masdafa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Madaffa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Maidafa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Madasfa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madayfa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madafai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Majdaffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madafi | 83 | 70 | / |
| Madafo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Madefa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Madofa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Madafe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Modafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Medafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Medafai | 77 | 111 | / |
| Moudafa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Madhafi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mahdava | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mosdafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahdafi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Madafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madaife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majdafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motdafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madafer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madhafer | 71 | 125 | / |
| Madaffer | 71 | 57 | / |
| Maidefai | 71 | 25 | / |
| Madahavi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mahadava | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mahdhava | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mousdafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Madafesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madasfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madefo | 67 | 517 | / |
| Medefa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Madofe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Modafe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Modafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madaphaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modefa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Madafa
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