Madako Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Madako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Madako (131) may also be a first name.

Madako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madako (Arabic: ماديكو, Marathi: माडको) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madako? popularity and diffusion

Madako is the 1,795,579th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Madako are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 131 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Madako is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 58 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and North Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Madako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madako in the Marathi language
माडकोmadako66.67
मादकोmadako33.33
Madako in the Arabic language
ماديكوmadykw-

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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
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