Machavi Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Machavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3541:153,04417,319
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Machavi (17) may also be a first name.

Machavi Last Name Facts

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

Machavi (Marathi: माचवी) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machavi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 741,235th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Machavi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Machavi is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 153,044. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and Limpopo, where 25 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Machavi Last Name Statistics demography

Machavi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.22% less than the national average, earning R 163,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machhavi931/
Macavi9235/
Machava86173,643/
Macavei862,408/
Machave86896/
Machawi86141/
Makhavi86105/
Machabi8675/
Mashavi8665/
Mochavi8612/
Mechavi8610/
MacAvoi863/
Majhavi862/
Mahzavi862/
Mazhavi861/
Machevi861/
MacAvie860/
Machchhavi821/
Mahajavi80169/
Majahavi8027/
Machhava8023/
Machavha8010/
MacHaver809/
MacHabie809/
Machabhi806/
Macabhai804/
Mashhavi804/
Machabai804/
Mahazavi801/
Maihjavi801/
Mashaivi801/
Mashasvi801/
Mashavai801/
Machaiwa801/
MacHavee801/
Mmachava801/
Machavaa801/
Matshavi801/
Mahshavi801/
MacHavoy800/
Macave7711,163/
Masavi77461/
Macabi77430/
Majavi7790/
Macawi7727/
Macava7717/
MacOvi7714/
Mazavi775/
Maxavi771/
Machabhai7514/
Machaiwet7514/
Machovich758/
Machabieh755/
Machahawi755/
Machasveh755/
Matchavej752/
Madzahavi751/
Machabeis751/
Matchavaj751/
Macovei7119,281/
Machaba718,348/
Mashava718,265/
Machabe713,261/
Machoba711,276/
Mashawi711,197/
Mashabi71707/
MacAvoy71548/
Mashave71362/
Macaiba71333/
Macheve71320/
Machawa71215/
Makhawi71206/
Massavi71157/
Mochabi7183/
Majavhi7177/
Macaiva7148/
MacHaby7146/
Mazhawi7144/
Mahzabi7141/
Mazhabi7136/
Makhabi7124/
Moshavi7117/
Majhabi7111/
Makhave7111/
Machawe717/
Mechave717/
Macovii716/
Mausavi715/
Maysavi715/
Mazaavi715/
Mahsava715/
Maisavi713/
Machobi713/
Maasovi713/
MacAbie712/
MacAvey712/
Machchhave712/
Machhabhai712/
Mahsawi712/
Mahzawi711/
Mazhave711/
Maujavi711/
Matsavi711/
Mhasavi711/
Mochave711/
Macauva711/
Masavii711/
Masavis711/
Macavee711/
Macaibi711/
Maciave711/
Mayshshavi711/
Macaawi711/
Macaava711/
Maucava711/
Mochawi711/
Macayve711/
MacAvay710/
Mashavha67804/
MacHabee67328/
Mahajabi67239/
Moschovi67181/
Mochampi67125/
Machover67104/
Masabhai67100/
Macaibay6782/
Machovha6743/
Makhovoi6742/
Matshabi6738/
Majahabi6737/
Massavie6735/
Macahyba6723/
MacHabée6720/
Mochaiwa6717/
Machabey6717/
Matshave679/
Mahazabi677/
Majabhai676/
MacHovee674/
Matchabe674/
Machevhe674/
Maykhave673/
Mechhawi673/
Matshava673/
Machabay673/
Mashahwi672/
Mosahabi672/
Machabeu672/
Mahzabie672/
Mashaiwa672/
Machawet672/
Mousaavi672/
Motchabi672/
Makhovei672/
Mojabhai671/
Mahajobi671/
Mahjawai671/
Majahave671/
Majahawi671/
Maikhave671/
Mashaava671/
Mashabai671/
Mashawie671/
Mosabhai671/
Mochaver671/
Machaaba671/
Masavith671/
Matchahawai671/
Matcovih671/
Masahava671/
Mashabhi671/
Mashavyo671/
Machoova671/
Machouba671/
Machevoy671/
Machhaba671/
Meyshavi671/
Mochabai671/
Matzhabi671/
Mashabyi671/
Mashavhe671/
Machabha671/
Makhaubi671/
Motshavi671/
Moshavhi671/
Makhovyi671/
Majchawaich671/

Machavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Machavi in the Marathi language
माचवीmacavi66.67
माधवीmadhavi33.33

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Footnotes

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