Madegwa Surname
Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname
Madegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,811 | 1:25,500 | 2,864 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Madegwa (92) may also be a first name.
Madegwa Demographics
Madegwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Madegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madegwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Madegwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madegwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 222,049th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,969,252 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Madegwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Madegwa is also the 992,070th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 92 people.
The last name Madegwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,811 people, or 1 in 25,500. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 32 percent live, Vihiga County, where 25 percent live and Nairobi County, where 15 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Madegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madegwah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Madagwa | 86 | 276 | / |
| Madekwa | 86 | 137 | / |
| Madigwa | 86 | 16 | / |
| Madogwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madegwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maidigwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Madagwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maidekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madikwa | 71 | 1,208 | / |
| Madigwe | 71 | 273 | / |
| Madekwe | 71 | 155 | / |
| Madakwa | 71 | 152 | / |
| Madegbe | 71 | 137 | / |
| Madegue | 71 | 8 | / |
| Modegba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Medekwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Modogwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Madegui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medecwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madogwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Modekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maidikwa | 67 | 695 | / |
| Madhakwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mmadigwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maidokwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Madikgwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mmadekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maidegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madeagbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madagwho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmadegbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maidjkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maidicwa | 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 Madegwa
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