Maduwa Surname

148,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4271:37,9664,870
DR Congo9711:76,0868,832
Zimbabwe2851:54,1698,216
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Maduwa (507) may also be a first name.

Maduwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maduwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Maduwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maduwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,804th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,453,719 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maduwa are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maduwa is also the 375,944th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 507 people.

The last name Maduwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,427 people, or 1 in 37,966. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa Maduwa is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Maduwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maduwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.65% less than the national average, earning R 141,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madhuwa92171/
Maiduwa9237/
Madouwa9212/
Madauwa922/
Maduwau922/
Madduwa922/
Maduway922/
Maduhwa922/
Maaduwa921/
Maduwas921/
Madushwa8620/
Maidouwa866/
Madhuhwa861/
Madhuswa861/
Madhuwai861/
Maidauwa861/
Madouwai861/
Mhaiduwa861/
Maduwaya861/
Madiwa831,522/
Maduba83846/
Maduwe83277/
Maduva83117/
Moduwa8386/
Maduwo8369/
Meduwa833/
Maduwi831/
Maidouway801/
Madhuva77154/
Madueva7757/
Maduvat7743/
Madouva7743/
Mmaduba7740/
Madihwa7739/
Maidiwa7725/
Madhiwa7722/
Madubai7720/
Madhuwo7716/
Maduvha7715/
Madujwe778/
Madhuba776/
Madouwe775/
Madouba774/
Maduwei773/
Maduwoh773/
Madubah772/
Maduiba772/
Madiwai772/
Madduva771/
Madguva771/
Madhuwe771/
Maduhua771/
Madauwo771/
Maduewo771/
Madouwo771/
Madoway771/
Medouwa771/
Motduwa771/
Modouwa771/
Modhuwa771/
Mgoduwa771/
Madowah771/
Majdubah71860/
Maidouwe71329/
Madhihwa7197/
Madhubai7158/
Moudouwa7134/
Majdouba7132/
Madubhai7122/
Meidouwa7114/
Maddubai7111/
Maduwihe719/
Madoubai718/
Maidouba712/
Maidoway712/
Mahdubah711/
Madhuvai711/
Hmedouwa711/
Mahdouba711/
Madouvai711/
Maïdouwe711/
Maidauua711/
Madowe672,780/
Madube67878/
Madhubhai67470/
Madubi67470/
Madiva67396/
Madowo67316/
Madiwo67209/
Moduba67203/
Maduve6770/
Mahadoowa6759/
Madubo6738/
Moduwe6730/
Madowi6720/
Maduwuihe6716/
Maidouwou676/
Moduva674/
Madauvais673/
Mediwa673/
Modiwa673/
Maduvo672/
Maddubhai671/
Madhuvath671/
Maduvi671/
Moduwo671/
Madoubhai671/
Machdhuva671/
Meduva671/
Moduwi671/

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