Machaba Surname
Approximately 8,348 people bear this surname
Machaba Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'buyer'. In Mozambique it's spelled Machava and in the Republic of South Africa it's spelled Mashaba.
Machaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7,558 | 1:7,168 | 924 |
| Tanzania | 408 | 1:129,759 | 12,163 |
| Lesotho | 247 | 1:8,229 | 1,829 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Machaba (779) may also be a first name.
Machaba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'buyer'. In Mozambique it's spelled Machava and in the Republic of South Africa it's spelled Mashaba.
- machavasdMachaba Demographics
Average Machaba Salary in
South Africa
R 184,620
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Machaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machaba (Oriya: ମାଚାବା) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machaba? popularity and diffusion
Machaba is the 60,362nd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 872,969 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machaba are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,989th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 779 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 7,558 people, or 1 in 7,168. In South Africa Machaba is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Lesotho, where 3 percent reside.
Machaba Last Name Statistics demography
Machaba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.31% less than the national average, earning R 184,620 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଚାବା | macaba | - |
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Footnotes
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