Family name Madeyi (Madeyi 
) , globally, is a rare cognomen. The family name Madeyi is characteristic of Zimbabwe, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a very rare surname, and the United Kingdom, where it is an extremely rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Nigeria. Very seldom, Madeyi is the forename as well as the last name.