Madigo Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

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

Madigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Benin191:543,97934,804
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Madigo (23) may also be a first name.

Madigo Last Name Facts

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

Madigo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Madigo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 970,883rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Madigo live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

The last name Madigo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa Madigo is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 70 percent live, Limpopo, where 16 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Madigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Madigo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.35% less than the national average, earning R 70,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madigou92283/
Madiego9263/
Mmadigo925/
Madiogo924/
Madhigo922/
Madigoa922/
Maidigo921/
Madigho921/
Maudigo920/
Madigout86101/
Madigouh863/
Madiegou862/
Maidigou861/
Matdiego861/
Madhingo861/
Madiga8312,884/
Madugo8346/
Madego8345/
Modigo8341/
Medigo8321/
Madiega776,780/
Maadiga77718/
Madhiga77228/
Madigas7736/
Maddiga7736/
Maidiga7721/
Maidugo7714/
Madigha776/
Madikga772/
Mediego772/
Madeiga772/
Madigah772/
Maduugo771/
Modigou771/
Medigou771/
Maidego771/
Madugou771/
Madegoa771/
Modiego771/
Mhadiga771/
Maydugo771/
Mgodigo771/
Meadiga771/
Madyogo771/
Madihga771/
Madegou771/
Madhinga71214/
Maadhiga71144/
Madigaud716/
Maidaiga716/
Maddigah711/
Madhigah711/
Madigath711/
Maadigaa711/
Madjghou711/
Madoygou711/
Maidugou711/
Madighat711/
Modiga672,439/
Mediga671,533/
Madega671,522/
Maduga67616/
Medego6751/
Modego6741/
Modygo676/
Medugo675/
Madouygou673/
Modugo672/
Madyga671/
Módiga671/

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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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  • 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 Madigo
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