Machanga Surname
Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname
Machanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 692 | 1:66,734 | 6,395 |
| Tanzania | 326 | 1:162,398 | 14,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 81 | 1:190,596 | 22,493 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Machanga (215) may also be a first name.
Machanga Demographics
Machanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Machanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machanga (Oriya: ମାଚା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 316,633rd most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,155,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machanga are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 616,131st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 215 people.
The surname Machanga is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 66,734. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 26 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Machanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Machanga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.6% less than the national average, earning R 22,332 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଚା | maca | - |
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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 Machanga
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