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 borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mandavu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Mandavu is primarily 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.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe Mandavu is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 96 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 47 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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