Jevu Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

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

Jevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1851:45,7205,836
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
India71:109,580,769786,157
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jevu (154) may also be a first name.

Jevu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jevu (Hindi: जेवू, Marathi: जेवू) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Jevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jevu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 307,224th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,924,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jevu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jevu is also the 740,891st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 154 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,185 people, or 1 in 45,720. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Not including South Africa Jevu exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Jevu Last Name Statistics demography

Jevu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.09% less than the national average, earning R 118,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jevgu8945/
Ijevu8920/
Jevui891/
Jeevu891/
Jevuh891/
Jevus890/
Evu86462/
Djevou80146/
Jevaux8018/
Jevoux8015/
Jevaud8012/
Jevous801/
Yevu753,342/
Jebu751,615/
Sevu75209/
Jewu75189/
Evou75166/
Jivu75120/
Gevu7583/
Evui7536/
Evuy7531/
Evuh7514/
Cevu753/
Evgu753/
Ievu753/
Zevu752/
Jyvu751/
Cjvu751/
Hevu751/
Yjvu751/
Djevous737/
Jeavous733/
Ijebu671,574/
Hevou67151/
Chevu67123/
Jempu67122/
Jebut67102/
Hevus6786/
Jebus6767/
Jebau6749/
Jeebu6748/
Yevou6745/
Jeabu6735/
Jebou6724/
Sevau6722/
Jebuh6718/
Ihevu6718/
Jaivu6713/
Gevus6711/
Hesvu6710/
Jenpu6710/
Jivhu6710/
Zevou674/
Jiewu674/
Aijevous673/
Jiebu673/
Heveu672/
Seevu672/
Jebup672/
Evouh672/
Yevuh672/
Jeweu671/
Jeubu671/
Jehbu671/
Sievu671/
Tjewu671/
Jebui671/
Evuih671/
Jivuj671/
Jivup671/
Jebuś671/
Yevuz671/
Jewou671/
Ijewu671/
Seveu671/
Jhebu671/
Zeveu671/
Jevoe671/

Jevu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jevu in the Marathi language
जेवूjevu74.07
जेवुjevu25.93
Jevu in the Hindi language
जेवूjevu65.22
जेवुjevu30.43
जॅवूjevu4.35

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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 Jevu
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