Madewo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Madewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Madewo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Madewo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Madewo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Madewo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madewo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Madewo reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Madewo is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Madewo is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 46 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 23 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matdewo9219/
Madhewo9218/
Madhewoo8679/
Madebo832,420/
Madawo83453/
Madewa83447/
Madowo83316/
Madiwo83209/
Medewo8317/
Madevo831/
Madebho77150/
Madewad7759/
Maidawo7729/
Madebou7714/
Madeiwa7712/
Madiwoa777/
Maidebo777/
Maidewa776/
Madeswa773/
Madawho773/
Madawou771/
Madawoi771/
Maydewa771/
Madhewa771/
Madhowo771/
Maydebo771/
Maidiwo771/
Medewoi771/
Mahadawo71156/
Mahadewa7133/
Madheiwa717/
Madhewad717/
Mahadevo717/
Mahadebo713/
Maddeboy713/
Madhehwa711/
Maidewad711/
Madibo675,253/
Madawa673,779/
Madiwa671,522/
Madeba67248/
Mahadawoo67177/
Madeva67172/
Madavo67159/
Medevo6763/
Modewa6758/
Medewa6737/
Madovo6718/
Modebo676/
Madivo674/
Modowo673/
Modawo672/
Maahdewad671/
Madywa671/
Mahadewad671/
Medawo671/
Modiwo671/
Medowo671/

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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 Madewo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis