Madevu Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Madevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
India1071:7,168,835157,365
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Madevu (908) may also be a first name.

Madevu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madevu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Madevu.

How Common Is The Last Name Madevu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 643,972nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Madevu reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Madevu is also the 269,226th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 908 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania Madevu is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 63 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madhevu9210/
Mahdevu924/
Maadevu924/
Mahadevu86848/
Madhevhu8638/
Madewu83215/
Madavu8347/
Madebu8330/
Madovu831/
Mahadhevu808/
Mahaidevu801/
Mahaddevu801/
Madavhu77269/
Madhewu77113/
Madhavu7744/
Madebou7714/
Medevou771/
Madyovu771/
Madebuh771/
Madaveu771/
Madewui771/
Maidebu771/
Madavau771/
Mahadavu7113/
Mahadebu714/
Madiebou711/
Madiebeu711/
Madehebu711/
Madhavhu711/
Madhavau711/
Madibu67879/
Madawu67382/
Madiwu67221/
Modebu6787/
Medewu673/
Madebù671/
Modavu671/
Medavu671/

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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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