Machanda Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Machanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
India121:63,922,115578,870
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Machanda (76) may also be a first name.

Machanda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Machanda Come From? nationality or country of origin

Machanda (Hindi: मचन्दा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Machanda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Machanda occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Machanda reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 76 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya Machanda is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 85 percent reside, Migori County, where 7 percent reside and Kericho County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya Machanda occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Machanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Machanda earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $46,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Machanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Machanda in the Hindi language
मचन्दाmacanda-

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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 Machanda
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