Madawa Surname

121,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Madawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,7541:11,8631,698
DR Congo9711:76,0868,832
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Niger361:533,11213,750
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Madawa (6,681) may also be a first name.

Madawa Last Name Facts

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

Madawa (Marathi: माडवा, Oriya: ମଡୱା) is found most in Sri Lanka. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 121,226th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,928,432 people. The surname Madawa is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Madawa live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Madawa is also the 79,976th most common first name internationally, borne by 6,681 people.

It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,754 people, or 1 in 11,863. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Chad, where 15 percent are found.

Madawa Last Name Statistics demography

Madawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maidawa929,758/
Madhawa922,877/
Madaway9294/
Maïdawa9237/
Madawai9225/
Maydawa9223/
Madawah9212/
Madaiwa9211/
Maîdawa9210/
Madawea925/
Madawua924/
Maddawa923/
Madawad922/
Madauwa922/
Madaswa922/
Mhadawa921/
Matdawa921/
Majdawa921/
Maudawa921/
Madawaz921/
Madaswad8610/
Maidaiwa868/
Madhawad867/
Maidaawa866/
Maidawah862/
Maidawai862/
Maidawwa862/
Maddhawa862/
Maddawad861/
Madhawai861/
Madhawat861/
Maidauwa861/
Maydawah861/
Madawaha861/
Mahadawa861/
Madaba831,442/
Madava83716/
Madawi83470/
Madawo83453/
Madewa83447/
Medawa83370/
Madawy83311/
Madawe83283/
Madowa83115/
Modawa8335/
Mahadawad8019/
Mhadaswad802/
Madhaswad802/
Mahdaswad801/
Mahadawai801/
Maidahwas801/
Maadawi772,838/
Mahdawi772,311/
Madavha771,512/
Mahdawy771,199/
Madhava771,164/
Madaeva77900/
Maadawy77704/
Maidawe77568/
Madavat77249/
Madaavi77138/
Meidawa7794/
Madhaba7755/
Madoiwa7755/
Maidaba7740/
Madhawi7730/
Maidawo7729/
Madaweh7721/
Meïdawa7719/
Maddawi7718/
Madavad7718/
Madavaz7718/
Madawey7718/
Madabai7716/
Madavai7714/
Mahdava7713/
Madeiwa7712/
Madouwa7712/
Madawie7710/
Matdawi779/
Medaewa779/
Madawop779/
Madojwa777/
Maddava777/
Madahua776/
Maidowa776/
Maidewa776/
Meydawa776/
Madhawe775/
Modeawa774/
Medeawa774/
Moudawa774/
Madawee774/
Madawei773/
Madawho773/
Meadowa772/
Madavas772/
Maidawi772/
Mahdawe771/
Maudava771/
Madasva771/
Madavau771/
Madhewa771/
Madhowa771/
Madabaj771/
Mmadava771/
Madavay771/
Madauwo771/
Madaaba771/
Madaabo771/
Madabea771/
Madawou771/
Maddaba771/
Madowas771/
Madoway771/
Majdawi771/
Motdawa771/
Metdawa771/
Maydewa771/
Medawha771/
Maydawi771/
Maydawy771/
Madowah771/
Madawoi771/
Madaawy771/
Medaway770/
Mahadaswad756/
Madhavai711,254/
Maaddawi71203/
Mahadawo71156/
Mahadowa7195/
Madabhai7179/
Madhabha7166/
Maidaawe7165/
Meidawai7157/
Mashdawi7134/
Madhavad7133/
Mahadewa7133/
Madhabai7117/
Mhadavad7113/
Meidawat7110/
Madaaves719/
Mahdavah719/
Madahavi718/
Madhavaa718/
Madasvad717/
Madhavat717/
Modawath717/
Madheiwa717/
Mahadava717/
Maidavat716/
Maidouwa716/
Maadhava714/
Mahdhava713/
Madaavat712/
Maidahwe712/
Maidaiwe712/
Maidoway712/
Mahdaavi712/
Hmaidawi711/
Mahdaiva711/
Maidabai711/
Maydabai711/
Maudhava711/
Madhaavi711/
Madhabay711/
Madhavau711/
Madhehwa711/
Maadavat711/
Madowaya711/
Medhawaj711/
Mhaidawi711/
Madhavay711/
Madavait711/
Madaweye711/
Madouwai711/
Maidoswa711/
Mahdavas711/
Mahdavaz711/
Moudaywa711/
Mahdavai711/
Medaawah711/
Maidauua711/
Mahdawey711/
Madavi67124,142/
Modawi6712,299/
Madowe672,780/
Modawy672,242/
Madave671,481/
Madoba67458/
Madhabhai67431/
Madowo67316/
Madabe67189/
Mahadawoo67177/
Madeva67172/
Madavo67159/
Madabo67159/
Madova67146/
Modawe67107/
Madabi6795/
Modava6772/
Mahadoowa6759/
Modewa6758/
Medewa6737/
Madowi6720/
Madewo6718/
Modowa6713/
Medava6712/
Modaba677/
Madauvais673/
Madavy673/
Maudavath672/
Modawo672/
Madavaith671/
Madhavaya671/
Madaavejh671/
Maadavath671/
Mmadabhai671/
Médéwa671/
Medawo671/
Madabhaih671/
Maida'awe671/
Maidouway671/
Medowa671/
Masdawood671/

Madawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madawa in the Oriya language
ମଡୱାmadawa-
Madawa in the Marathi language
माडवाmadava66.67
माधवmadhava33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Madawa
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