Machawi Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Machawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Machawi Last Name Facts

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

Machawi is most common in Malawi. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Machawi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Machawi reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Excluding Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macawi9227/
Machahawi885/
Mashawi861,197/
Machavi86389/
Machawa86215/
Makhawi86206/
Machabi8675/
Mazhawi8644/
Machawe867/
Mahsawi862/
Mahzawi861/
Macaawi861/
Mochawi861/
Machabhi806/
Machabai804/
Mechhawi803/
Mashahwi802/
Machawet802/
Mahjawai801/
Majahawi801/
Mashawie801/
Machaiwa801/
Machhavi801/
Matchahawai781/
Majchawaich781/
Masawi7711,322/
Macavi7735/
Macawa7730/
Mazawi7712/
Macawe772/
Matchawet7579/
Maitchawe7540/
Machabhai7514/
Machaiwet7514/
MacHowisz751/
MacHowizz751/
Maysahawi751/
Maschawee751/
Machava71173,643/
Machabe713,261/
Macavei712,408/
Machave71896/
Mashabi71707/
Mashawa71631/
Mochawe71303/
Massawi71258/
Macaway71169/
Makhawe71131/
Makhavi71105/
Mashawe7186/
Mochabi7183/
Mashavi7165/
Macaiva7148/
Mashowi7148/
MacHaby7146/
Mazhawe7121/
Masawai7118/
Mochavi7112/
Machewe7111/
Mechavi7110/
Masawoi718/
Machowe717/
Mochawa714/
MacAvoi713/
Machobi713/
Majhavi712/
Mahzavi712/
Machhabhai712/
Masaawi712/
Mashawy712/
Matchawech712/
Mazhavi711/
Machchhavi711/
Maazawi711/
Masawei711/
Masawis711/
Matsawi711/
Madsawi711/
Majawih711/
Mahsawy711/
Mechawe711/
Mazawii711/
Mokhawi711/
Moshawi711/
Machevi711/
Maujawi711/
MacAvie710/
MacHabee67328/
Mahajabi67239/
Mahajavi67169/
Masabhai67100/
Mashahwe6758/
Machovha6743/
Matshabi6738/
Majahabi6737/
Majahavi6727/
Machhava6723/
Mochaiwa6717/
Machabey6717/
Machavha6710/
MacHaver679/
Majabhai676/
Matsawie675/
Masahwoi674/
Mashhavi674/
Matshawa674/
Matshawe674/
Matchabe674/
Machabay673/
Mosahabi672/
Mashaiwa672/
Motchabi672/
Mojabhai671/
Mahajobi671/
Mahazavi671/
Maihjavi671/
Mashabai671/
Mashaivi671/
Mashasvi671/
Mashavai671/
MacHavee671/
Mosabhai671/
Maishawa671/
Massawai671/
Mashabhi671/
Macaaway671/
Machoova671/
Majahawe671/
Maichowe671/
Mochabai671/
Mmachava671/
Machavaa671/
Matshavi671/
Mashabyi671/
Motshawi671/
Mahshavi671/
Mahasawa671/
Maazzawi671/
MacAwhey670/
MacHavoy670/

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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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  • 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 Machawi
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