Madiwu Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Madiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
Madiwu (109) may also be a first name.
Madiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Madiwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madiwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,104,724th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madiwu reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Madiwu is also the 900,062nd most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 109 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 87 percent live, Kwara, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria Madiwu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhiwu | 92 | 36 | / |
| Madiwuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maduwu | 83 | 2,003 | / |
| Madibu | 83 | 879 | / |
| Madewu | 83 | 215 | / |
| Madhewu | 77 | 113 | / |
| Madibou | 77 | 39 | / |
| Maiduwu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Maduwau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madhibu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madibui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madewui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madibhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maddibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madhibhu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Madevu | 67 | 471 | / |
| Maduvu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Modibu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Madebu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Meduwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Medewu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmaduwuhie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Madhuvu | 62 | 52 | / |
| Madebou | 62 | 14 | / |
| Madhevu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Moddibu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Maadevu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mahdevu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Modibou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Madyovu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maidebu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Madebuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maduvui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mahadevu | 57 | 848 | / |
| Madhewoo | 57 | 79 | / |
| Madhevhu | 57 | 38 | / |
| Moudibou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Madehebu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Madjouhou | 53 | 29 | / |
| Mahadhevu | 53 | 8 | / |
| Mahaidevu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mahaddevu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Modebu | 50 | 87 | / |
| Madebù | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Madiwu
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