Machan Surname
Approximately 6,246 people bear this surname
Machan Surname Definition:
There was a tenement of this name in Vale of Clyde. Adam Machan witnessed two charters by Orabile who died c. 1203. Thomas, son of John of Machan, was juror on an inquest made by Sir Alexander Uviet, sheriff of Lanark. 1262-63.
Machan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 2,104 | 1:7,644 | 933 |
| Canada | 624 | 1:59,047 | 6,964 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| United States | 459 | 1:789,671 | 61,028 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| India | 346 | 1:2,216,952 | 73,627 |
| Philippines | 258 | 1:392,396 | 50,646 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Czechia | 212 | 1:50,158 | 8,403 |
| Australia | 178 | 1:151,661 | 16,038 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Malaysia | 119 | 1:247,851 | 14,049 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Austria | 52 | 1:163,758 | 21,504 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 51 | 1:117,111 | 13,579 |
| Belarus | 44 | 1:215,933 | 26,858 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
The alternate forms: Machán (32), Machań (7) & Machàn (1) are calculated separately.
Machan (429) may also be a first name.
Machan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
There was a tenement of this name in Vale of Clyde. Adam Machan witnessed two charters by Orabile who died c. 1203. Thomas, son of John of Machan, was juror on an inquest made by Sir Alexander Uviet, sheriff of Lanark. 1262-63.
Two parishes in Cornwall are called Mawgan.
Machan Demographics
Average Male Machan Height
175.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Machan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machan (Arabic: مشان, Bengali: মচন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺸﻦ, Hindi: मचन, Marathi: माचन, Oriya: ମଚନ, Russian: Мачан) is borne by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Machán, Machań or Machàn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,224th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,166,754 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Machan reside; 34 percent reside in Central America and 34 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 414,511th most common first name at a global level It is held by 429 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is held by 2,104 people, or 1 in 7,644. In Guatemala Machan is primarily concentrated in: Chimaltenango Department, where 30 percent live, Sacatepéquez Department, where 30 percent live and Retalhuleu Department, where 28 percent live. Other than Guatemala it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent live.
Machan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Machan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Machan surname expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Machan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Machan last name are 28.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.56% registered with the party.
The amount Machan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $21,995,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $40,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,769 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺸﻦ | mshn | - |
| Machan in the Bengali language | ||
| মচন | macana | - |
| Machan in the Marathi language | ||
| माचन | macana | 91.67 |
| मचन | macana | 3.7 |
| माचण | macana | 1.85 |
| मचं | macam | 1.85 |
| मचंद | macanda | 0.93 |
| Machan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଚନ | macana | 80 |
| ମାଚନ | macana | 20 |
| Machan in the Hindi language | ||
| मचन | macana | 50 |
| मचान | macana | 26.67 |
| माचन | macana | 13.33 |
| मछान | machana | 10 |
| Machan in the Russian language | ||
| Мачан | macan | - |
| Machan in the Arabic language | ||
| مشان | mshan | - |
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Footnotes
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