Mandavu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Mandavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mandavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mandavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mandavu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mandavu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mandavu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 96 percent live and Midlands Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 47 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandavhu | 93 | 49 | / |
| Mandevu | 86 | 6,788 | / |
| Mandovu | 86 | 294 | / |
| Mandabu | 86 | 274 | / |
| Mandawu | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mandanpu | 80 | 165 | / |
| Mandabou | 80 | 43 | / |
| Mandhawu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mandevou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mandawuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mandawuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maindabu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mandampu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Manndhawu | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Mandevu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mandewu | 71 | 40 | / |
| Mandowu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mandobu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mondawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mondabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamdabou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mandehwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mandoubou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maãdabo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mondewou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mondoubou | 50 | 50 | / |
| Maãdoubou | 50 | 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 Mandavu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis