Mandewe Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mandewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mandewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mandewe (14) may also be a first name.

Mandewe Last Name Facts

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

Mandewe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mandewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mandewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mandewe is the 3,602,217th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Mandewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mandewe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mandewe is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe Mandewe is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 43 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Mandewe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mandehwe9321/
Mandewei931/
Mandew9228/
Mandewett881/
Masendewe881/
Mandawe864,910/
Mandewa86164/
Mandeve8698/
Mandebe8686/
Mandiwe8633/
Mandowe8630/
Mandewi869/
Mandeeva8037/
Mandibee805/
Mandhawe804/
Maindebe802/
Mandebey802/
Maindewa801/
Mandihwe801/
Mandehwa801/
Mondewet800/
Matindiwe751/
Mandave717,922/
Mandiwa711,722/
Mandawi71187/
Mandove71181/
Mandebi71109/
Mondawe7121/
Mandevi7115/
Mandive7111/
Mondiwe714/
Mondewa713/
Mandibe712/
Mondebe712/
Mondowe712/
Mandiwi712/
Mandywa711/
Mandieva67156/
Mandevha67151/
Mandivei6790/
Mandhave6738/
Mandaway6726/
Mandihwa6714/
Maindive679/
Mandawai675/
Mmandave674/
Maindiwa672/
Mhondiwe672/
Mhandiwa672/
Mandiwai671/
Maindove671/
Mandhevi671/
Manndave671/
Manndevi671/
Mondeeva671/
Mondehwa671/

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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 Mandewe
  • 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