Machanja Surname
Approximately 710 people bear this surname
Machanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 367 | 1:125,831 | 10,435 |
| Zimbabwe | 307 | 1:50,287 | 7,669 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Machanja (14) may also be a first name.
Machanja Demographics
Average Machanja Salary in
United States
$25,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Machanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machanja occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Machanja is the 472,211th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. Machanja is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Machanja are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
The surname Machanja is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 125,831. In Kenya Machanja is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 77 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 13 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Machanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Machanja surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Machanja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.
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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 Machanja
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