Madongo Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Madongo Surname Definition:

Madongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: belonging to the soil.

Madongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3051:50,6177,714
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Tanzania2671:198,28316,956
Botswana721:30,3746,067
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Madongo (86) may also be a first name.

Madongo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Madongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: belonging to the soil.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Madongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madongo is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Madongo.

How Common Is The Last Name Madongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 346,411th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. The last name Madongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Madongo are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 86 people.

Madongo is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 50,617. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 23 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 20 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 13 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Madongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Madongo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Madongo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.88% less than the national average, earning R 159,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madonggo9355/
Madhongo9328/
Madongno931/
Madongoi931/
Madongou931/
Madongoz931/
Meadongo931/
Madong'o931/
Madongho931/
Madono921,403/
Madogo92430/
Madoungou882,179/
Modongo861,124/
Madonga86223/
Madhogo86141/
Maidogo8667/
Madonho8660/
Madango8629/
Madonno8618/
Medongo8617/
Madogou869/
Madogho864/
Madungo863/
Madougo862/
Madomno862/
Madogos861/
Madoogo861/
Madougou8022,830/
Madounga80116/
Medongho8030/
Modongho8028/
Madotnga8026/
Medongou8025/
Moudongo8024/
Madhonho8022/
Maudango8013/
Maidango807/
Maidonga803/
Modongoa803/
Madomgno802/
Madhango801/
Madhonga801/
Madangot801/
Maddonno801/
Maduogou801/
Madoygou801/
Madomgho801/
Madon'ho801/
Maidogoy801/
Madounou801/
Mgodongo801/
Madungoa801/
Madona773,540/
Madago77242/
Modogo7737/
Modono7722/
Madoga777/
Maidougou75772/
Maïdougou7511/
Madaningo754/
Mmadougou752/
Maidounga752/
Madhongha751/
Madouggou751/
Madouhgou751/
Maadougou751/
Maidangou751/
Medonghou751/
Madonna718,078/
Madanga712,263/
Madunga71514/
Madouna71121/
Maidona71118/
Modonga7196/
Madhona7167/
Modango7143/
Madogaz7139/
Meidogo7132/
Mahdona7129/
Maddona7124/
Maydona7121/
Madogna7114/
Moudoungou7114/
Madouga7110/
Maidago719/
Modonho717/
Madagou717/
Madagod716/
Masdona715/
Modungo715/
Madoona713/
Medonga713/
Medango713/
Madonat712/
Madogas712/
Madonas712/
Maidoga712/
Madonha711/
Matdago711/
Madgona711/
Madaago711/
Madonìa711/
Maidougouh711/
Maïdona711/
Madonah711/
Modungoa67348/
Maidanga67143/
Madhanga67123/
Modotnga6771/
Madungha6740/
Madhenga6715/
Maidomga6711/
Maidouna6710/
Maudonah679/
Madhunga678/
Madougaz676/
Maddonna675/
Madagopp674/
Madhonah673/
Maddanga673/
Madangga673/
Modougou673/
Madangha672/
Madogass672/
Madonnah672/
Maidouga672/
Mahadago671/
Maudunga671/
Madhagod671/
Madagodh671/
Maadagou671/
Matdomga671/
Madagoss671/
Madangna671/
Maddogas671/
Maddouna671/
Maadouna671/
Maidagou671/
Maïdouga671/
Medongha671/
Moudonou671/
Modogoss671/
Moudonga671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Madongo
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