Mandewu Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Mandewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Mandewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mandewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mandewu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mandewu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mandewu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mandewu live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandehwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matendewu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mandevu | 86 | 6,788 | / |
| Mandawu | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mandowu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mandebu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mandevhu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mandhawu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mandevou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mondewou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mandebou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mandebuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mandawuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mandawuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matendevu | 75 | 10 | / |
| M'Mandevu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manndhawu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mandovu | 71 | 294 | / |
| Mandavu | 71 | 53 | / |
| Mandibu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mandivu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mondawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamdevu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matendevhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mandavhu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mandjouhou | 59 | 55 | / |
| Mondivgu | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Mandewu
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