Machaya Surname
Approximately 5,309 people bear this surname
Machaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,024 | 1:3,837 | 325 |
| Zambia | 687 | 1:23,071 | 2,478 |
| South Africa | 235 | 1:230,543 | 23,873 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Botswana | 110 | 1:19,881 | 3,945 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Machaya (520) may also be a first name.
Machaya Demographics
Average Machaya Salary in
South Africa
R 105,132
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Machaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machaya (Oriya: ମାଚାୟା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 90,295th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,372,678 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Machaya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Machaya is also the 370,386th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 520 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 3,837. In Zimbabwe Machaya is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 26 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Machaya is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Machaya Last Name Statistics demography
Machaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.76% less than the national average, earning R 105,132 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଚାୟା | macaya | - |
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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 Machaya
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