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) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Machaba.
How Common Is The Last Name Machaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Machaba is the 60,362nd most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 872,969 people. Machaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machaba live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,989th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 779 people.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 7,558 people, or 1 in 7,168. In South Africa Machaba is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found 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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