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

The surname Madawa (Marathi: माडवा, Oriya: ମଡୱା) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Madawa is the 121,226th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,928,432 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Madawa reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Madawa is also the 79,976th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 6,681 people.

Madawa is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,754 people, or 1 in 11,863. Outside of Sri Lanka it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Chad, where 15 percent live.

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

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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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