Madheya Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Madheya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
Madheya (121) may also be a first name.
Madheya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madheya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madheya (Hindi: माधेय, Oriya: ମାେଧୟା) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madheya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Madheya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Madheya reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 121 people.
Madheya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 249,004. In Zimbabwe Madheya is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 56 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 29 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 39 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madheya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madheya in the Hindi language | ||
| माधेय | madheya | - |
| Madheya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଧୟା | maedhaya | - |
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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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- 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 Madheya
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