Madziwo Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Madziwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madziwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Madziwo (24) may also be a first name.

Madziwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madziwo is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madziwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Madziwo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Madziwo is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent live, Harare Province, where 32 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maziwo922/
Madziwa864,071/
Madzivo86307/
Madzibo861/
Madjiwo861/
Madzihwa8023/
Madjiwou803/
Mazibo77894/
Maziwa77613/
Masiwo7716/
Mazivo778/
Magiwo776/
Mazewo772/
Majiwo771/
Madziva715,627/
Madziba711,477/
Matsiwo71222/
Majihwo7112/
Machiwo714/
Madjiwa713/
Mazaiwa713/
Majaiwo712/
Madjivo711/
Masiwoi711/
Modziwa711/
Modzibo711/
Mazihwa711/
Mazhiwa711/
Mazhewo711/
Madzivha67482/
Madzhiva6713/
Mazhihwa676/
Maichiwo671/
Madzhiba671/
Mazaivou671/
Mhadziva671/
Madzivah671/
Maadziva671/

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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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  • 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 Madziwo
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