Madanya Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Madanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Madanya (24) may also be a first name.

Madanya Last Name Facts

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

Madanya (Hindi: मदन्या, Marathi: मदन्या) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Madanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Madanya are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Madanya is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 24 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania Madanya is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 85 percent are found, Singida Region, where 7 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Madanya is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madainya938/
Maddanya934/
Maidanya933/
Madhanya932/
Madanayya881/
Madanha86956/
Madania86196/
Madanja8611/
Madonya869/
Madanyo864/
Madaniah80338/
Madangia8057/
Madhanha8053/
Mahdania8034/
Madagnas809/
Madangna801/
Madaneah801/
Mahdaniah7551/
Madhaynia7540/
Madannjad752/
Madanijay751/
Madanio7195/
Mahadaniah7112/
Madanho719/
Modanja713/
Madonyo712/
Modania711/
Madanhou6725/
Moudania671/

Madanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madanya in the Hindi language
मदन्याmadan'ya-
Madanya in the Marathi language
मदन्याmadan'ya54.55
मदण्याmadanya18.18
मढण्madhan9.09
मादंयाmadanya9.09
मदनयाmadanaya9.09

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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 Madanya
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