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 found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Madziwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madziwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is mostly found 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. Madziwo is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 24 people.

Madziwo is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 32 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

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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