Throughout the world, Madhava (Madhava 
, माधव , Мадхава) is a common male forename. The first name Madhava is habitual in India, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Sri Lanka, and Kuwait. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Sri Lanka, and the United States. Very seldom, Madhava is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Madhava | Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, United Arab Emirates, India, United States |
| माधव | India |
| madhava ashish Scottish-Indian spiritualist, mystic, agriculturist, GB (b. 1920) |
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| madhava gudi Indian singer (1941-2011), IN (b. 1941) |
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| singanamala madhava Indian businessperson (born 1950, child of Singanamala Nagappa), IN (b. 1950) |
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| madhava reddy badam Indian businessperson (born 1978, child of Chinna Guruva Reddy Badam), IN (b. 1978) |
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| madhava meegaskumbura zoologist |
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| madhava kandali Indian poet |
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| madhava syamlal Computational Engineer |
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| madhava prasad Indian film scholar and author, IN |
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| madhava tirtha Indian philosopher |
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| madhava b mallia researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6487-3802) |
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| madhava pai kanhangad researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-0001-5491 |
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| madhava c reddy researcher |
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| madhava aryal researcher |
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| madhava sharan tripathi botanist |
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| madhava r kanakamedala researcher |
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