Machapha Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Machapha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Machapha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Machapha occurs most in Lesotho. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Machapha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machapha? popularity and diffusion

Machapha is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machapha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho Machapha is most common in: Berea District, where 33 percent reside, Leribe District, where 33 percent reside and Maseru District, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho Machapha exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Machapha
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