Madafu Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Madafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Madafu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8311:63,7086,776
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Madafu (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Madafu Demographics

Madafu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Madafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madafu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madafu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 400,385th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,300,166 people. The surname Madafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Madafu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 63,708. In Tanzania Madafu is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 27 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Geita Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Madafu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Madafu surname is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madhafu921/
Madefu8359/
Madafoe7761/
Madhefu7729/
Madefeu7721/
Madaphu7719/
Madeyfu771/
Madeffeu7133/
Mahadavu7113/
Madoufou712/
Madeffou711/
Madoufeu711/
Medefu674/
Madoufgou671/
Medefeu6211/
Madophu621/
Madephu621/
Mahadevu57848/
Mahadhevu538/
Moudoufgou501/
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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 Madafu
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