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
The surname Machali (Hindi: मचाली, Marathi: माचली, Oriya: ମାଚଲି) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Machalí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machali? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 309,963rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,993,048 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Machali reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Machali is also the 285,396th most numerous first name internationally, held by 820 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 91,753. In Tanzania it is most common 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. Other than Tanzania it exists in 15 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Machali
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