Madata Surname

74,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Madata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,2261:8,5031,116
India3161:2,427,42278,227
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Madata (1,111) may also be a first name.

Madata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madata (Hindi: मादाता, Marathi: मडता, Oriya: ମାଡତା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Madata.

How Common Is The Last Name Madata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,320th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,101,836 people. The last name Madata is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Madata are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 239,289th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,111 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,226 people, or 1 in 8,503. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 27 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 22 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Madata exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Madata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madata in the Oriya language
ମାଡତାmadata-
Madata in the Marathi language
मडताmadata88.1
मडलाmadala9.52
मदाताmadata2.38
Madata in the Hindi language
मादाताmadata50
मदताmadata50

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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
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  • 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 Madata
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