Machanya Surname
Approximately 666 people bear this surname
Machanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 658 | 1:80,458 | 8,263 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Machanya Demographics
Average Machanya Salary in
South Africa
R 6,828
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Machanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machanya is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Machanya is the 495,560th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machanya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Machanya is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 80,458. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 51 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 20 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Machanya Last Name Statistics demography
Machanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.13% less than the national average, earning R 6,828 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Macanya | 93 | 7 | / |
| Makhanya | 88 | 33,913 | / |
| Machanja | 88 | 710 | / |
| MacHangia | 82 | 53 | / |
| Macanyoha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Makhanyha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhanyaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhannya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matshanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Macanja | 80 | 17 | / |
| Macanyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Majanya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Macania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokhanya | 75 | 890 | / |
| Makhonya | 75 | 255 | / |
| Makhania | 75 | 44 | / |
| Mochanja | 75 | 17 | / |
| Matsanya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Makhanja | 75 | 12 | / |
| Makhanyo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Madzanya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Machanjo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matshonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majanja | 67 | 1,217 | / |
| Majania | 67 | 112 | / |
| Macanjo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mazania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mazanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makhanojia | 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 Machanya
- 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