Madikela Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Madikela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madikela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2571:210,80822,320
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
India61:127,844,230863,365
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Madikela (78) may also be a first name.

Madikela Last Name Facts

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

Madikela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madikela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 751,291st most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Madikela are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Madikela is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 78 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 210,808. In South Africa Madikela is most prevalent in: North West, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 30 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Madikela Last Name Statistics demography

Madikela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.3% less than the national average, earning R 127,608 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
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  • 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 Madikela
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