Maedwa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Maedwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maedwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Maedwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maedwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maedwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Maedwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maedwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 58 percent are found, North West, where 38 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Maedwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maedwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.49% less than the national average, earning R 70,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahedwa928/
Madwa9185/
Medwa912/
Medway831,808/
Madwai8346/
Madway8343/
Madhwa8322/
Maedua8311/
Medwah834/
Madwaj834/
Madwah833/
Mmedwa832/
Matdwa831/
Medwaj831/
Medwai831/
Maetwa831/
Mhadwa831/
Mahayedwa801/
Madhwai778/
Madwaih775/
Medhwaj771/
Mahedba771/
Meedway770/
Matwa734,201/
Madua734,087/
Medua73347/
Metwa73133/
Madva7392/
Modwa7329/
Medva7319/
Mahedvai711/
Mahethwa711/
Madhua672,807/
Maduea67813/
Maduay67487/
Metway67175/
Metwaa6773/
Matway6772/
Metwah6753/
Matwai6742/
Metwai6731/
Madhva6731/
Metwaj6720/
Maduah6720/
Madvai6716/
Mathwa6712/
Madvay678/
Mahdua677/
Maddua676/
Maatwa675/
Medvaj674/
Mmetwa672/
Metwau672/
Mahtwa672/
Maduaa671/
Moetwa671/
Mhatwa671/
Modway671/
Matwaa671/
Meduah671/
Meduea671/
Mhetwa671/
Matdua671/
Medwey671/
Mmatwa671/
Methwa671/
Matw'a671/

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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 Maedwa
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