Machanja Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3671:125,83110,435
Zimbabwe3071:50,2877,669
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Machanja (14) may also be a first name.

Machanja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Machanja is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Machanja? popularity and diffusion

Machanja is the 472,211th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Machanja reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 125,831. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 77 percent live, Nyeri County, where 13 percent live and Bungoma County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Machanja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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