Machama Surname
Approximately 751 people bear this surname
Machama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 553 | 1:95,735 | 9,524 |
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Machama (52) may also be a first name.
Machama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machama (Hindi: मचामा, Oriya: ମାଚାମା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,102nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. Machama occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Machama are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 52 people.
The last name Machama is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 553 people, or 1 in 95,735. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 99 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside and Mara Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Machama exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machama in the Hindi language | ||
| मचामा | macama | - |
| Machama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଚାମା | macama | - |
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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 Machama
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