Machana Surname
Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname
Machana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 326 | 1:141,656 | 11,444 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| Zimbabwe | 193 | 1:79,991 | 11,722 |
| Namibia | 126 | 1:19,122 | 3,380 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Machana (275) may also be a first name.
Machana Demographics
Machana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Machana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machana (Hindi: मचाना, Marathi: माचना, Oriya: ମାଚାନା) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 318,494th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,202,167 people. The surname Machana is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Machana reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 535,844th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 275 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 141,656. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 97 percent reside, Muranga County, where 1 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.
Machana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Machana last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Machana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.98% less than the national average, earning R 73,704 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machana in the Hindi language | ||
| मचाना | macana | - |
| Machana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଚାନା | macana | 66.67 |
| ମାଚନା | macana | 33.33 |
| Machana in the Marathi language | ||
| माचना | macana | 66.67 |
| माचंना | macanna | 33.33 |
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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 Machana
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