Madiwa Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Madiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1841:44,7145,061
Zimbabwe2831:54,5528,269
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Madiwa (129) may also be a first name.

Madiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madiwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,507th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,788,138 people. Madiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Madiwa reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Madiwa is also the 818,356th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 129 people.

Madiwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,184 people, or 1 in 44,714. In Tanzania Madiwa is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 47 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Manyara Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Tanzania Madiwa is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madoiwa9255/
Madihwa9239/
Maidiwa9225/
Madhiwa9222/
Madeiwa9212/
Madaiwa9211/
Madiwoa927/
Madiwai922/
Mgadiwa921/
Madhihwa8697/
Maidaiwa868/
Madheiwa867/
Madishwa861/
Madiba8314,969/
Maduwa832,970/
Madewa83447/
Madiva83396/
Madiwo83209/
Madiwe8337/
Madiwi8320/
Mediwa833/
Modiwa833/
Madywa831/
Madieva774,088/
Madhuwa77171/
Madivay7788/
Madewad7759/
Maiduwa7737/
Madivad7727/
Madhiba7726/
Madibha7718/
Madiowi7717/
Madibay7715/
Madewea7710/
Maydiva7710/
Madojwa777/
Madibai777/
Madhiva776/
Maidewa776/
Maadiba776/
Madivas775/
Madivha775/
Madeswa773/
Maduwau772/
Maduiba772/
Madduwa772/
Madeiba772/
Maduway772/
Maduhwa772/
Madeiva771/
Madhewa771/
Madivai771/
Mhodiwa771/
Maidiwo771/
Matdiba771/
Madiova771/
Madisua771/
Maydewa771/
Mgodiwa771/
Maaduwa771/
Madhibha71255/
Mahadewa7133/
Maydieva7118/
Madhewad717/
Madhibai713/
Madhivad713/
Madiowii712/
Maidaiwe712/
Mhaidiba712/
Mahdaiva711/
Maidewad711/
Madhehwa711/
Madhuhwa711/
Madhuwai711/
Maadieva711/
Madivadh711/
Madivath711/
Maidioua711/
Mhaiduwa711/
Maadiweh711/
Madywahe711/
Mahdioua711/
Modishwa711/
Modiba6723,797/
Madibo675,253/
Madivi673,931/
Madevi67607/
Madibe67573/
Madeba67248/
Madibi67174/
Madeva67172/
Maduva67117/
Madewi67102/
Moduwa6786/
Madjui6778/
Maduwo6769/
Mediva6758/
Modewa6758/
Madywe6744/
Medewa6737/
Mahadivay6730/
Madewe6728/
Madewo6718/
Madebi6714/
Madive676/
Madivo674/
Meduwa673/
Madjua672/
Modiva672/
Mahadewad671/
Maahdewad671/
Médéwa671/
Modiwo671/
Madewy671/
Madjba671/

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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 Madiwa
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