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 is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 751,291st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. Madawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Madawu live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Madawu is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.
The last name Madawu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 44,879. In Zimbabwe Madawu is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 36 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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