Madelem Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Madelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Madelem (33) may also be a first name.
Madelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Madelem is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Madelem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madelem live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 33 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Madelem is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleime | 88 | 1 | / |
| Madelen | 86 | 19 | / |
| Madalem | 86 | 2 | / |
| Madelim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madeleen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madelien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madlen | 77 | 43 | / |
| Madelenne | 75 | 79 | / |
| Madeilene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Madellene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madelienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madelinne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maideleng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madelin | 71 | 892 | / |
| Majdlen | 71 | 44 | / |
| Madalim | 71 | 32 | / |
| Madelimova | 71 | 30 | / |
| Maudlen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Madlene | 71 | 11 | / |
| Madlehn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Madelyn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Madilim | 71 | 3 | / |
| Madilen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maddlen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medalem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meadlen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maidlen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Madileng | 67 | 1,469 | / |
| Madelina | 67 | 108 | / |
| Madhalim | 67 | 54 | / |
| Madeling | 67 | 37 | / |
| Maddelin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Matdelin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moudalem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madelynn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majdolim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meidelen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madelind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madelion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maddilen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maddelyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maudelin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madllene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maydelin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Madelem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis