Madamu Surname

110,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Madamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,7971:19,4572,457
Uganda2281:171,22514,513
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
India121:63,922,115578,870
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

The alternate forms: Madamù (1) are calculated separately.

Madamu (359) may also be a first name.

Madamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madamu (Marathi: मडमु, Oriya: ମାଡାମୁ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Madamù. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,636th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,735,130 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Madamu live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Madamu is also the 459,598th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 359 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,797 people, or 1 in 19,457. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madamù941/
Madhamu92117/
Maidamu9237/
Madamuh9219/
Madamou9219/
Madammu926/
Maadamu924/
Madamut924/
Maddamu923/
Madamud922/
Madaamu922/
Madamhu921/
Madgamu921/
Madamus921/
Madhamhu8612/
Maddammu8610/
Maidhamu864/
Mhadamut862/
Mhadamus861/
Maadhamu861/
Mademu8378/
Medamu8315/
Madomu836/
Modamu832/
Mahadhamu804/
Madahmoud801/
Madhomu7739/
Modamau776/
Maddemu774/
Maademu773/
Maudemu773/
Modhamu773/
Meedamu771/
Madoemu771/
Madoumou7111/
Moudamou712/
Moidamou711/
Modemu6711/
Medemu6710/
Modomu671/
Medemou621/
Moudoumou5372/
Moudoummou501/

Madamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madamu in the Oriya language
ମାଡାମୁmadamu-
Madamu in the Marathi language
मडमुmadamu-

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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 Madamu
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