Machali Surname
Approximately 1,216 people bear this surname
Machali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 577 | 1:91,753 | 9,189 |
| Indonesia | 230 | 1:574,996 | 45,970 |
| Israel | 164 | 1:52,181 | 6,835 |
| Uganda | 133 | 1:293,528 | 20,541 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Machalí (1) are calculated separately.
Machali (820) may also be a first name.
Machali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machali Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machali (Hindi: मचाली, Marathi: माचली, Oriya: ମାଚଲି) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Machalí. For other potential spellings of Machali click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machali? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 309,963rd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,993,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Machali are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,396th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 820 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 91,753. In Tanzania Machali is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 88 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found and Geita Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machali in the Hindi language | ||
| मचाली | macali | - |
| Machali in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଚଲି | macali | - |
| Machali in the Marathi language | ||
| माचली | macali | 86.27 |
| रामहरी | ramahari | 3.92 |
| माचाळी | macali | 1.96 |
| मचाले | macale | 1.96 |
| मछली | machali | 0.98 |
| मचली | macali | 0.98 |
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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
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- 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 Machali
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