Madewa Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Madewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 283 | 1:187,073 | 16,148 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Madewa (76) may also be a first name.
Madewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺩﻭﻩ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Madewa is the 669,375th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Madewa reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 76 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 187,073. In Tanzania Madewa is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 45 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 27 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 27 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺩﻭﻩ | madwh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Madewa
- 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