Madiba Surname

35,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Madiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa12,8411:4,219545
DR Congo8691:85,0179,735
Cameroon3631:57,2157,390
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Zimbabwe1501:102,92214,428
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Congo561:89,0917,544
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Uganda441:887,25640,445
England291:1,921,31276,208
France271:2,460,101186,232
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Djibouti41:228,733966
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Madiba (2,187) may also be a first name.

Madiba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madiba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺩﻳﺒﺎ, Russian: Мадиба) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madiba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,317th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 486,843 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Madiba live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 160,220th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 2,187 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 12,841 people, or 1 in 4,219. In South Africa Madiba is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 30 percent reside, Limpopo, where 29 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Madiba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Madiba last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Madiba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.56% less than the national average, earning R 167,400 per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madioba9273/
Madhiba9226/
Madibha9218/
Madibay9215/
Madieba928/
Madibai927/
Maadiba926/
Madiboa923/
Maduiba922/
Madeiba922/
Madibah921/
Matdiba921/
Madhibha86255/
Madhibai863/
Mhaidiba862/
Madiobha861/
Modiba8323,797/
Madibo835,253/
Madiwa831,522/
Maduba83846/
Madibe83573/
Madiva83396/
Madeba83248/
Madibi83174/
Mediba8325/
Madjba831/
Mahdibaid8037/
Madieva774,088/
Modiboa77280/
Moudiba77134/
Madiebo77108/
Madivay7788/
Medibai7764/
Maddibo7759/
Madoiwa7755/
Madiebe7746/
Mmaduba7740/
Madihwa7739/
Madibou7739/
Madivad7727/
Maidiwa7725/
Madhiwa7722/
Maidibo7722/
Madubai7720/
Madeiwa7712/
Madaiwa7711/
Maydiva7710/
Madhibi777/
Madiwoa777/
Madhiva776/
Madhuba776/
Modibai776/
Madivas775/
Madiboo775/
Maduibe775/
Maduuba775/
Madivha775/
Madibid773/
Madubah772/
Madebai772/
Madiobo772/
Madiwai772/
Madeiva771/
Madivai771/
Madybay771/
Madiber771/
Madibey771/
Madibhe771/
Madibot771/
Madibui771/
Madiova771/
Madisua771/
Maideba771/
Maidibe771/
Mahdibi771/
Modieba771/
Madiboi771/
Mgadiwa771/
Meduiba771/
Maduibi771/
Madyoba771/
Majdubah71860/
Madhihwa7197/
Madhubai7158/
Mahdubai7129/
Madhibhi7127/
Madebach7119/
Maydieva7118/
Mahadeba7115/
Maddubai7111/
Maidaiwa718/
Medibaai717/
Madheiwa717/
Mahdiebi717/
Madhivad713/
Modhibai713/
Modibooa712/
Mahdaiva711/
Mahdubah711/
Maadieva711/
Madivadh711/
Madivath711/
Medhibai711/
Medibhai711/
Mehdibai711/
Madiebeu711/
Madiebou711/
Maidaibo711/
Maidioua711/
Mahdibey711/
Modaiboa711/
Madishwa711/
Mahdioua711/
Modiboha711/
Mahdiber711/
Modibo673,951/
Madivi673,931/
Madebe673,653/
Madebo672,420/
Madevi67607/
Modibe67514/
Madewa67447/
Madiwo67209/
Moduba67203/
Madeva67172/
Medeba67128/
Madubo6738/
Mahadivay6730/
Madebi6714/
Modibi6711/
Modeba6710/
Madive676/
Mahadubai675/
Medibo674/
Madeby674/
Madivo674/
Modiwa673/
Madjua672/
Modiva672/
Mmaduibeh671/
Mahdibieh671/
Modıba671/
Madywa671/
Maidybuha671/

Madiba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madiba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺩﻳﺒﺎmadyba-
Madiba in the Russian language
Мадибаmadiba-

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