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
Madewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺩﻭﻩ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Madewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Madewa is the 669,375th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Madewa live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Madewa is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 76 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 187,073. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 45 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 27 percent live and Tanga Region, where 27 percent live. Beside Tanzania Madewa is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺩﻭﻩ | madwh | - |
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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 Madewa
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