Madikane Surname

46,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,178 people bear this surname

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

Madikane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madikane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,0991:4,881622
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Madikane (231) may also be a first name.

Madikane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madikane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madikane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Madikane is the 46,375th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 651,954 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madikane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 590,311th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 231 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 11,099 people, or 1 in 4,881. In South Africa Madikane is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Besides South Africa Madikane occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Madikane Last Name Statistics demography

Madikane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.4% less than the national average, earning R 139,248 per year.

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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 Madikane
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