Madeu Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Madeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 171 | 1:121,457 | 13,881 |
| Brazil | 135 | 1:1,585,736 | 52,536 |
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Madeu (824) may also be a first name.
Madeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Madeu (Marathi: मादेव) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Madeu.
How Common Is The Last Name Madeu? popularity and diffusion
Madeu is the 491,125th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. Madeu is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Madeu live; 27 percent live in Southern Africa and 27 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 284,631st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 824 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 121,457. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 88 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside and West Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Madeu occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madeu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madeu in the Marathi language | ||
| मादेव | madeva | 75 |
| माडेक़ू | madequ | 25 |
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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 Madeu
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