Mahewu Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mahewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1431:107,96014,912
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mahewu (19) may also be a first name.

Mahewu Last Name Facts

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

Mahewu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahewu? popularity and diffusion

Mahewu is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahewu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahewu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 107,960. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Mahewu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohewu836/
Mahiwu835/
Mahevu831/
Mahesvu7711/
Moewu731/
Maevus6714/
Maevui675/
Mohiwu673/
Maevhu671/
Mahivu671/
Mahivou629/
Moheebu622/
Mehiwou621/
Mahibou621/
Moebu555/
Moevus5022/
Maevoo501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mahewu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis