Madawu Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Madawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 344 | 1:44,879 | 6,903 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Madawu (48) may also be a first name.
Madawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Madawu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Madawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Madawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Madawu is the 751,291st most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madawu are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 48 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 44,879. In Zimbabwe Madawu is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 36 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Madawu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhawu | 92 | 102 | / |
| Madawou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madawgu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maidawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahadawu | 86 | 29 | / |
| Maddawus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madewu | 83 | 215 | / |
| Madabu | 83 | 64 | / |
| Madavu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Modawu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Madavhu | 77 | 269 | / |
| Maidabu | 77 | 116 | / |
| Madhewu | 77 | 113 | / |
| Madhavu | 77 | 44 | / |
| Madhabu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Madabou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Madhowu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmadabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madaabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Medawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madawoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madavau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madaveu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madewui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maadabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maidabou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Madhabhu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mahadavu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Madhavau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madhavhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madabeuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madevu | 67 | 471 | / |
| Mahadawoo | 67 | 177 | / |
| Madhahabu | 67 | 161 | / |
| Maidouwou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Medewu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahdavoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahadabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medavu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Madawu
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