Machafu Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Machafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4051:114,0249,688
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Machafu (315) may also be a first name.

Machafu Last Name Facts

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

Machafu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Machafu.

How Common Is The Last Name Machafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 453,909th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machafu are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 494,917th most frequent first name in the world, held by 315 people.

The last name Machafu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 114,024. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 58 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 39 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Machafu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Machafu last name is primarily Christian (71%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matchafu9396/
Machafut935/
Makhafu8695/
Mashafu8621/
Machefu8613/
Machofu867/
Matshafu8034/
Machefou801/
Machepfu801/
Masafu771,654/
Mazafu7749/
Majafu7710/
Matchofeu751/
Matsafu71272/
Masiafu714/
Maxhofu714/
Masaafu712/
Makhofu711/
Maasafu711/
Masafou711/
Majafuj711/
Majapfu711/
Masafau711/
Mashaphu671,394/
Massafou672/
Mashoofu671/
Matzafou671/
Massafuh671/
Makhaphui631/
Motchofou631/
Motchoffu631/
Mojafu6216/
Masofu623/
Maxofu621/
Mohdshaifu591/
Mokhofu5753/
Mazofou571/
Masaphu571/
Mosafau571/
Mokhaphu5322/
Moshaphu531/
Moussafou5013/
Matshophu501/
Massoufou501/

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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 Machafu
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