Machaba Surname

60,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,5581:7,168924
Tanzania4081:129,75912,163
Lesotho2471:8,2291,829
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Zambia301:528,33122,995
England141:3,979,861125,553
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matchaba9342/
Machabah9318/
Machabad934/
Machabai934/
Machabay933/
Machaaba931/
Machhaba931/
Machabha931/
Macaba92138/
Machabhai8814/
Machabhay883/
Machabach881/
Machava86173,643/
Mashaba8650,231/
Machabe863,261/
Makhaba861,506/
Machoba861,276/
Macauba86661/
Mochaba86633/
Macaiba86333/
Machawa86215/
Macheba86127/
Macayba86118/
Machabi8675/
MacHaby8646/
Machabo8627/
Mechaba865/
Mahcaba865/
Mazhaba863/
Maciaba862/
Macabay861/
Macaíba861/
Majhaba861/
Mahzaba861/
Machhabhai822/
Machchhaba821/
Machaabhay821/
Matshaba803,887/
MacHabee80328/
Machahua80190/
Mahhabah80123/
Machampa80115/
Macaibay8082/
Mashabha8050/
Macaabay8034/
Macahyba8023/
Machhava8023/
MacHabée8020/
Mathsaba8018/
Matchava8017/
Machabey8017/
Machavad8010/
Matchawa8010/
Machavha8010/
MacHabie809/
Mashabah806/
Machabhi806/
Machabou806/
Machabho804/
Matchabe804/
Machabeu802/
Mashasba802/
Matchoba802/
Makhabha801/
Mahazaba801/
Mahjabea801/
Mashabai801/
Machaiwa801/
Maishaba801/
Matchabo801/
Machouba801/
Machaibo801/
Mahjabah801/
Mochabai801/
Mmachava801/
Machavaa801/
Masahaba801/
Mashaaba801/
Mashabea801/
Mashaboa801/
Mashabat801/
Masaba7724,766/
Mazaba774,041/
Majaba773,016/
Macoba77252/
Maxaba7785/
Macawa7730/
Macava7717/
Mocaba7710/
Macabo779/
Macabá771/
Machahuay75397/
Machasbeh7578/
Makhabhai7553/
Maichampa755/
Machabieh755/
Majhabhai753/
Matchavat751/
Mmatshaba751/
Macabahay751/
Machauvas751/
Maitshaba751/
Maichabou751/
Machabeis751/
Machshava751/
Matshabha751/
Mashabahe751/
Machaiwat751/
Mashhabaz751/
Matchavaj751/
Matchawat751/
Makhoba7119,767/
Mashava718,265/
Mahasabhai716,921/
Matsaba712,054/
Machave71896/
Machowa71876/
Masaaba71823/
Mashoba71686/
Machavi71389/
Mochabo71333/
Machova71322/
Moshaba71310/
Massaba71296/
Mocheba71257/
Macaway71169/
Maisaba71131/
Makhawa7198/
Mokhaba7191/
Mochabi7183/
Makhabo7182/
Masiaba7163/
Mashabo7155/
Makhabe7153/
Masabat7153/
Mochabe7152/
Machawo7150/
Macaiva7148/
Mahachampa7148/
Mecheba7133/
Matšaba7130/
Madzaba7127/
Makhabi7124/
Mohsaba7121/
Maxhoba7119/
Makhava7117/
Mochoba7117/
MacAboy7116/
Machavo7115/
Macabou7112/
Majhabi7111/
Mazhawa7110/
Maajhabhai719/
Mosahabajh717/
Machobo717/
Mmasaba717/
Masabah715/
Macouba715/
Masabai715/
Maijaba715/
Mahsava715/
Mochawa714/
Masabay714/
Mazabah714/
Mazhava713/
Machobi713/
Masauba712/
Maasaba712/
Macabey712/
Macobay712/
Macahua712/
Majhava712/
Mahjabo711/
Maseaba711/
Moshahabaj711/
Majeaba711/
Macáiba711/
Macauva711/
Masasba711/
Masabad711/
Masabas711/
Machahabou711/
Mazaiba711/
Masabau711/
Macaava711/
Machobe711/
Machebo711/
Maucava711/
MacAvay710/
MacHoby710/
Matshoba675,551/
Mashavha67804/
Mahjouba67388/
Motshaba67308/
Mats'aba67295/
Mahajabi67239/
Matchowa67184/
Mahajavi67169/
Masaubat67134/
Mashampa67126/
Mat'saba6765/
Machovha6743/
Matshabo6743/
Maissaba6739/
Majahabi6737/
Mohsabat6726/
Maitsaba6721/
Massabai6721/
Matchavo6720/
Mochaiwa6717/
Moshabad6716/
Mausabat6712/
Mahazova6712/
Mashaabo677/
Mochabee676/
Maicouba675/
Macabhai674/
Machompa674/
Matshawa674/
Massabay674/
M'Masaba674/
Mokhabea674/
Matshava673/
Mahajava673/
Massabat673/
Maisabai672/
Massaboa672/
Machawoh672/
Machovas672/
Matsiaba672/
Mathsoba672/
Motchabe672/
Motchabi672/
Mahajobi671/
Mahajabo671/
Mahjawai671/
Masatbay671/
Mashaava671/
Mashavai671/
Massasba671/
MacHavee671/
Machhavi671/
Matchahawai671/
Matchawo671/
Matchova671/
Masssaba671/
Masaabah671/
Masahabo671/
Masahava671/
Matsabaa671/
Matsaiba671/
Macaaway671/
Madssaba671/
Machobej671/
Machoova671/
Machoubo671/
Machebeu671/
Machebou671/
Mahacova671/
Makhabee671/
Mayssaba671/
Matsabga671/
Matsgaba671/
Matsauba671/
Machebei671/
Maisiaba671/
Makhaubi671/
Makhavha671/
Mothsaba671/
Mazahbay671/
Makhawah671/
Majchawaich671/
Maisabah671/
MacHavoy670/

Machaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Machaba in the Oriya language
ମାଚାବାmacaba-

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