Madevu Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Madevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 224 | 1:236,346 | 19,344 |
| India | 107 | 1:7,168,835 | 157,365 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Madevu (908) may also be a first name.
Madevu Demographics
Average Madevu Salary in
South Africa
R 199,752
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Madevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Madevu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Madevu? popularity and diffusion
Madevu is the 643,972nd most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Madevu reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 269,226th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 908 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 63 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 21 percent reside.
Madevu Last Name Statistics demography
Madevu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning R 199,752 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhevu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mahdevu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Maadevu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mahadevu | 86 | 848 | / |
| Madhevhu | 86 | 38 | / |
| Madewu | 83 | 215 | / |
| Madavu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Madebu | 83 | 30 | / |
| Madovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mahadhevu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mahaidevu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahaddevu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madavhu | 77 | 269 | / |
| Madhewu | 77 | 113 | / |
| Madhavu | 77 | 44 | / |
| Madebou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Medevou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madyovu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madebuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madaveu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madewui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maidebu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madavau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahadavu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mahadebu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Madiebou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madiebeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madehebu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madhavhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madhavau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madibu | 67 | 879 | / |
| Madawu | 67 | 382 | / |
| Madiwu | 67 | 221 | / |
| Modebu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Medewu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Madebù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medavu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Madevu
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