Machabe Surname

137,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Machabe Surname User-submission:

There are those who call it 'Maccabeo', a term used - in in collegiate jargon - by French medical students to indicate the corpses/cadavers (As well as the cataract - guardians of the rivers - the nineteenth century saying 'Macab' or 'the drowned').

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Machabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0671:26,2113,352
Lesotho8911:2,281297
Kenya1621:285,06118,491
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
Tanzania621:853,89743,657
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Machabe (280) may also be a first name.

Machabe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are those who call it 'Maccabeo', a term used - in in collegiate jargon - by French medical students to indicate the corpses/cadavers (As well as the cataract - guardians of the rivers - the nineteenth century saying 'Macab' or 'the drowned'). In the Transalpine region, an ancient French saying 'Ma-cabre', was referred to misfortune. In Arabic 'maqbara' means tomb and 'maqabir' cemetery; in Syrian 'Maquabrey' is the name of the undertaker (or Gravedigger). A curious discovery quite recent: in 1419 a chaplain of the Holy Innocents Church in Paris was called Laurentis Macabre.

Also in France, with the last name of a family of Troyes, French artists of the fifteenth century, who made extensive use, were designated, in fact, similar macabre representations. A rather intricate road, but certainly suggestive, is undertaken by the French scholar Naskidashvili when, finding in the dialects of the Morvan, the Meuse and the Vendôme area the term 'Abre Macabre', it refers to the clouds that fray (v. unravel or become worn) and were popularly compared to the famous Dance.

Taken and translated from Mauro Neri's Bascenis de Averaria: pittori itineranti nel Trentino (1989), pg. 81.

- rmcabee

Machabe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Machabe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Machabe (Marathi: माचबे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Machabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,412th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,234,758 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machabe are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Machabe is also the 530,161st most common forename internationally, held by 280 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,067 people, or 1 in 26,211. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa Machabe exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Machabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Machabe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.49% less than the national average, earning R 120,024 per year.

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Machabey9317/
MacHabie939/
Matchabe934/
Machabeu932/
Macabe92147/
Machasbeh8878/
Machabieh885/
Machabeis881/
Machaba868,348/
Mashabe861,001/
Machave86896/
Maxhabe86644/
Machebe86635/
MacAbee8680/
Machabi8675/
Makhabe8653/
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MacHaby8646/
Mechabe868/
Machawe867/
MacAbie862/
Macabey862/
Mahzabe861/
Macaabe861/
Machobe861/
Maciabe861/
Mashabeh802,906/
Matshabe80633/
Masahabe8034/
MacHaver809/
Mochabee806/
Machabhi806/
Machabai804/
Machabay803/
Mahzabie802/
Machawet802/
Mmachebe802/
Motchabe802/
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MacHavee801/
Machaaba801/
Machebee801/
Machobej801/
Machebeu801/
Machhaba801/
Makhabee801/
Mashabea801/
Mathsabe801/
Machabha801/
Machebei801/
Macave7711,163/
Masabe77866/
Macabi77430/
Majabe77357/
Macaba77138/
Mazabe7768/
Mocabe776/
Macaby775/
Macawe772/
Macobe772/
Macabá771/
MacAbí771/
Matchawet7579/
Maitchawe7540/
Mahshabeh7533/
Machabhai7514/
Machaiwet7514/
Mahasabeh758/
Machasveh755/
Machabhay753/
Matchavej752/
Mathshabe751/
Machava71173,643/
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Macavei712,408/
Massabe711,990/
Machoba711,276/
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Mochawe71303/
Mocabee71250/
Machawa71215/
Maisabe71144/
Machawi71141/
Makhawe71131/
Mashobe71123/
Macayba71118/
Masabet71105/
Mochabi7183/
Mhaxabe7173/
Masabeu7158/
Mahzabi7141/
Makhobe7141/
Mazhabi7136/
Mechabi7127/
Makhabi7124/
Mazhawe7121/
MacAboy7116/
Majhabi7111/
Makhave7111/
Majabhe719/
Mashaby717/
Machowe717/
Moshchabeh716/
Mochobe716/
Masabee715/
Masabie715/
Mahcaba715/
Maizabe714/
Mokhabe714/
Masabes713/
Machobi713/
MacObie713/
MacAvey712/
Machchhave712/
Mochebe712/
Machhabhai712/
Masaabe712/
Maciaba712/
Matchawech712/
Mahsabi711/
Mazhave711/
Mochave711/
Macabay711/
Masaber711/
Macaíba711/
Matchaouer711/
Masabeh711/
Masabei711/
Matšabe711/
Masiabe711/
Macavee711/
Machaabhay711/
Macaibi711/
Maciave711/
Mahshabeeh711/
Mazaibe711/
Mochaatbeh711/
Mechebe711/
Machebi711/
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Macayve711/
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MacObee710/
MacAvie710/
MacHoby710/
Matshaba673,887/
Mauchamp67898/
Maissabe67545/
Mahajabi67239/
Makhobei67172/
Masahabh67167/
Massabie67123/
Machover67104/
Motshabe6789/
Macaibay6782/
Mhaxabeh6779/
Mocahbee6761/
Matsabie6755/
Mashabha6750/
Mahjoube6747/
Mats'abe6747/
Machovha6743/
Matshabi6738/
Majahabi6737/
Macaabay6734/
Makhobey6724/
Macahyba6723/
Machhava6723/
Muochebe6719/
Mathsaba6718/
Mat'sabe6713/
Matshobe6712/
Machavha6710/
Matshave679/
Mahazabi677/
Masabeth676/
Macabhai674/
MacHovee674/
Matshawe674/
Mokhabea674/
Mahasabh673/
Maykhave673/
Masabett673/
Mosahabi672/
Maitsabe672/
Mauchanp672/
Mochampe672/
Motchabi672/
Mahajobi671/
Majahave671/
Maikhave671/
Mashabai671/
Machaiwa671/
Machhavi671/
Moshabeh671/
Mochaver671/
Mochober671/
Mechabih671/
Maishaba671/
Matzabie671/
Masssabe671/
Mashabhi671/
Madsabet671/
Machoova671/
Machouba671/
Macoubey671/
Majahawe671/
Mahshabi671/
Maichowe671/
Mahchebi671/
Mochabai671/
Mmachava671/
Machavaa671/
Masahaba671/
Massabeu671/
Matzhabi671/
Mashaaba671/
Mashaboa671/
Mashabyi671/
Mashampe671/
Mashavhe671/
Macoubie671/
Makhaubi671/
Mouchebe671/
Mothsabe671/
Moshabie671/
Mashabit671/
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Machabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Machabe in the Marathi language
माचबेmacabe-

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