Mudavu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mudavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mudavu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mudavu Last Name Facts

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

Mudavu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mudavu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Mudavu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mudavu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Mudavu is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 82 percent live, Harare Province, where 9 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudhavu921/
Mudawu83122/
Modavu831/
Mudabu831/
Mudevu831/
Mudhawu7741/
Mudaibu772/
Mudewu6716/
Modawu6715/
Modabou621/
Moudoubou5316/
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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 Mudavu
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