Meduwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Meduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Meduwa (5) may also be a first name.

Meduwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meduwa is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meduwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Meduwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Meduwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meduwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Meduwa is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 5 people.

Meduwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Meduwa is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 50 percent live and Kogi, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medouwa921/
Meidouwa8614/
Hmedouwa861/
Maduwa832,970/
Miduwa8389/
Moduwa8386/
Mediwa833/
Meduva831/
Madhuwa77171/
Maiduwa7737/
Medueva7723/
Medoway7719/
Maduhwa772/
Maduway772/
Madauwa772/
Maduwau772/
Medouba772/
Madduwa772/
Meduiba771/
Medeuva771/
Motduwa771/
Modhuwa771/
Maaduwa771/
H'Meidouwa751/
Medeubay7141/
Maidouwa716/
Medeubai714/
Mejdouba714/
Meydouwe712/
Meidouwe712/
Medouwey711/
Mhaiduwa711/
Medoubai711/
Maidauwa711/
Medubhai711/
Medhubai711/
Madhuwai711/
Madhuhwa711/
Madiwa671,522/
Medubi67379/
Maduva67117/
Maduwo6769/
Mediva6758/
Miduba6714/
Medube675/
Moduva674/
Modiwa673/
Midiwa672/
Medowo671/
Medowe671/
Maidouway671/
Moduwo671/
Medowi671/

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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 Meduwa
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