Madowo Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Madowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 133 | 1:347,217 | 20,627 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Madowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madowo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Madowo is the 860,770th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Madowo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Madowo live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 347,217. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 91 percent reside, Siaya County, where 7 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madouwo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madhowo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madawo | 83 | 453 | / |
| Madobo | 83 | 442 | / |
| Madowa | 83 | 115 | / |
| Maduwo | 83 | 69 | / |
| Madewo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Madovo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Modowo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Medowo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maidouwou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Madooba | 77 | 179 | / |
| Madoiwa | 77 | 55 | / |
| Madoivo | 77 | 41 | / |
| Maidawo | 77 | 29 | / |
| Maidobo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Matdewo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Madhewo | 77 | 18 | / |
| Madhuwo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Madouwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Madovoy | 77 | 11 | / |
| Madawop | 77 | 9 | / |
| Madhovo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Madojwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maidowa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Madouvo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maduwoh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Madobho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madhobo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meadowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madawoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madauwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madhowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madoubo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madoova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madowas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madowadowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahadawo | 71 | 156 | / |
| Mahadowa | 71 | 95 | / |
| Madhewoo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Madhobho | 71 | 13 | / |
| Madoubou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maidouwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maidobou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madhooba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moudouwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maidoswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiddobo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madawa | 67 | 3,779 | / |
| Maduwa | 67 | 2,970 | / |
| Maidoubou | 67 | 1,181 | / |
| Madoba | 67 | 458 | / |
| Madewa | 67 | 447 | / |
| Madová | 67 | 198 | / |
| Mahadawoo | 67 | 177 | / |
| Madavo | 67 | 159 | / |
| Madabo | 67 | 159 | / |
| Madova | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mahadoowa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Madubo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Medewo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Modobo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Modowa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Maïdoubou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maduvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Modawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moduwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahdavood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maãdoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maîdoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masdawood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medawo | 67 | 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 Madowo
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