Madewu Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Madewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 204 | 1:75,678 | 11,161 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Madewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Madewu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madewu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,125,333rd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Madewu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Madewu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 75,678. In Zimbabwe Madewu is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent are found, Harare Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhewu | 92 | 113 | / |
| Madewui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madevu | 83 | 471 | / |
| Madawu | 83 | 382 | / |
| Madiwu | 83 | 221 | / |
| Madebu | 83 | 30 | / |
| Medewu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Madhawu | 77 | 102 | / |
| Madhiwu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Madebou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Madhevu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mahdevu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maadevu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Madhowu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madebuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maidebu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maidawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madiwuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madaveu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahadevu | 71 | 848 | / |
| Madhewoo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Madhevhu | 71 | 38 | / |
| Mahadawu | 71 | 29 | / |
| Madehebu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madibu | 67 | 879 | / |
| Modebu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Madavu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Modawu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mahadhevu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Madovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madebù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahaidevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahaddevu | 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 Madewu
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