Madugu Surname

35,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Madugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,0411:14,7121,453
India1,4071:545,17826,895
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Tanzania2721:194,63816,683
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Madugu (7,409) may also be a first name.

Madugu Last Name Facts

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

Madugu (Marathi: मादुगू, Oriya: ମାଡୁଗୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madugu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,926th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 496,156 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Madugu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 74,752nd most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 7,409 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 12,041 people, or 1 in 14,712. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 13 percent live, Plateau, where 9 percent live and Bauchi, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Ghana, where 6 percent live.

Madugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Madugu surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Madugu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Madugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madugu in the Marathi language
मादुगूmadugu-
Madugu in the Oriya language
ମାଡୁଗୁmadugu66.67
ମାଦୁଗୁmadugu33.33

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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 Madugu
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