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
Average Machanga Salary in
South Africa
R 22,332
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Machanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machanga (Oriya: ମାଚା) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machanga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 316,633rd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,155,022 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 commonly held given name globally, borne by 215 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 66,734. In Kenya Machanga is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 26 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Bungoma County, where 17 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Machanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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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