Madonye Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Madonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Madonye Last Name Facts

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

Madonye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Madonye.

How Common Is The Last Name Madonye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madonye are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Madonye is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Madonye is most common in: Kakamega County, where 27 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent live and Vihiga County, where 27 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Madonye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Madonye last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Madonye
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