Machafa Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Machafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 350 | 1:44,109 | 6,785 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Machafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machafa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Machafa is the 796,486th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machafa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 44,109. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 26 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhafa | 86 | 35 | / |
| Machafo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Machafe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Machafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machefa | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacAffa | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mochafaa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Machapha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maichofa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| 'Makhafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matshafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathsafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mechafai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motchafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhafah | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacHaffy | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacHafee | 80 | 0 | / |
| Majafa | 77 | 613 | / |
| Masafa | 77 | 60 | / |
| Mazafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| MacHaffie | 75 | 148 | / |
| Mochaffaa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mouchafaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maasafa | 71 | 324 | / |
| Makhafi | 71 | 149 | / |
| Macapha | 71 | 85 | / |
| Matsafa | 71 | 79 | / |
| Machefo | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mochafo | 71 | 25 | / |
| Masafah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mačafat | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mauchauffe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Machofo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Massafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machofi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macopha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maszafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masafau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashapha | 67 | 1,624 | / |
| Mouchafi | 67 | 209 | / |
| Machepha | 67 | 153 | / |
| Makhapha | 67 | 145 | / |
| Mauchauffee | 67 | 144 | / |
| Mochapha | 67 | 38 | / |
| Motshafa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mauchauffée | 67 | 6 | / |
| Madcopha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Machopha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Massafah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matchofo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maisafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massatfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahhafey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massafay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machofeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macheffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshofa | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Machafa
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