Machakwa Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3301:46,7837,181
Zambia1561:101,6028,098
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Machakwa (13) may also be a first name.

Machakwa Last Name Facts

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

Machakwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Machakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Machakwa is the 554,992nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machakwa live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Machakwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 46,783. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Machakwa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maitchakwa893/
Machekwa8872/
Machagwa882/
Machakwi882/
Makhakwa881/
Mazakwa8032/
Macakua803/
Macacwa801/
Matchakuea78203/
Machagua7591/
Machokwe754/
Mochekwa751/
Machegwa751/
Mochokwa751/
Mochakwe751/
Machacuay713,219/
Machaguay7115/
Machangua711/
Motchokwa711/
Matchagua711/
Macacua67596/
Mazagwa6722/
Majagwa675/
Macagua673/

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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 Machakwa
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