Madiga Surname

40,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Madiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,4891:66,7654,540
South Africa8621:62,8517,904
Tanzania3051:173,57915,177
Kenya981:471,22324,622
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Madiga (10,908) may also be a first name.

Madiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madiga (Marathi: मडीगा, Oriya: ମାଦିଗା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Madiga is the 40,658th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 565,628 people. The surname Madiga is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Madiga are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 57,856th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 10,908 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 11,489 people, or 1 in 66,765. In India Madiga is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 78 percent reside, Telangana, where 22 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Madiga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Madiga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Madiga surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Madiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Madiga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.47% less than the national average, earning R 141,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madiega926,780/
Maadiga92718/
Madhiga92228/
Maddiga9236/
Madigas9236/
Maidiga9221/
Madigha926/
Madigea923/
Madigai923/
Madeiga922/
Madigoa922/
Madikga922/
Madigah922/
Madihga921/
Meadiga921/
Mhadiga921/
Madhinga86214/
Maadhiga86144/
Madigaud866/
Maidaiga866/
Maddigah861/
Madhigah861/
Madigath861/
Madighat861/
Maadigaa861/
Modiga832,439/
Mediga831,533/
Madega831,522/
Madigi831,347/
Maduga83616/
Madige83553/
Madigo83267/
Madyga831/
Módiga831/
Madigou77283/
Madugay77163/
Madighi77118/
Modiega77104/
Madhigi7784/
Madegha7776/
Madiege7771/
Madiego7763/
Modikga7726/
Modigah7720/
Madiger7718/
Madeega7712/
Maadigi779/
Madhega779/
Medhiga778/
Madugha777/
Meediga775/
Maadige775/
Medigha775/
Mmadigo775/
Madighe774/
Madiogo774/
Madhige773/
Madhuga772/
Madayga772/
Madeaga772/
Madigui772/
Maadega772/
Maaduga772/
Maiduga772/
Madoige772/
Maidega772/
Madhigo772/
Maidige771/
Maddige771/
Madejga771/
Moudiga771/
Modhiga771/
Madugai771/
Madigih771/
Madaigi771/
Madigho771/
Maduuga771/
Maidigo771/
Modigay771/
Madegoa771/
Meidiga771/
Maudigo770/
Mahdighi71257/
Madigout71101/
Maddugay7162/
Madiguid7134/
Madhenga7115/
Maadhigi714/
Madegaud714/
Madigouh713/
Madhingi712/
Madiegou712/
Maidigui712/
Mahadige711/
Madhighi711/
Madhingo711/
Mhadighi711/
Maidighi711/
Meidigha711/
Matdiego711/
Masdegai711/
Madhugau711/
Majdighi711/
Maidigou711/
Madege672,478/
Moduga67748/
Modige67253/
Modega6758/
Madugo6746/
Madego6745/
Modigo6741/
Meduga6733/
Medigo6721/
Medega6719/
Modigi6718/
Maidigued671/
Modîga671/

Madiga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madiga in the Oriya language
ମାଦିଗାmadiga-
Madiga in the Marathi language
मडीगाmadiga47.06
माडीगाmadiga23.53
मािडगाmaidaga11.76
मादीगाmadiga11.76
मािदगाmaidaga5.88

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Madiga
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