Machangwa Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Machangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Machangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machangwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Machangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Machangwa? popularity and diffusion
Machangwa is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machangwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 296,889. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 79 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 19 percent live and Midlands Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Machangwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashangwa | 89 | 270 | / |
| Machengwa | 89 | 16 | / |
| Machangua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Machangwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masangwa | 82 | 3,601 | / |
| Mazangwa | 82 | 466 | / |
| Majangwa | 82 | 8 | / |
| Macongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Machongwe | 78 | 443 | / |
| Mashongwa | 78 | 347 | / |
| Mashangva | 78 | 167 | / |
| Masiangwa | 78 | 87 | / |
| Massangwa | 78 | 6 | / |
| Makhongwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Machengua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matsangwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masang'wa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matchangue | 74 | 3 | / |
| Massangwah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mashangbha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masankwa | 71 | 346 | / |
| Masongwa | 71 | 249 | / |
| Mozangwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mosangwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Masangua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mocongwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masangba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masamgwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahajanguha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mosiangwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masanguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massangua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosangwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machongue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masangbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madzongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Machangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis