Macharia Surname

3,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Macharia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macharia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya134,8861:34236
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
United States5551:653,07952,340
England1671:333,64124,529
United Arab Emirates1341:68,3756,373
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Iceland161:23,7561,850
India161:47,941,586492,263
Finland111:499,70030,478
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Djibouti41:228,733966
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Macharia (32,200) may also be a first name.

Macharia Last Name Facts

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

Macharia (Marathi: मचािरया, Oriya: ମଚରିଆ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macharia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,909th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 50,807 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Macharia live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Macharia is also the 26,376th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 32,200 people.

Macharia is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 134,886 people, or 1 in 342. In Kenya Macharia is most common in: Muranga County, where 17 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Macharia exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 3 percent reside and Rwanda, where 2 percent reside.

Macharia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Macharia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Macharia surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Macharia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Macharia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Macharia in the Oriya language
ମଚରିଆmacari'a-
Macharia in the Marathi language
मचािरयाmacairaya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macharia
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