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Where Does The Last Name Macheal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Macheal has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macheal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Macheal is the 286,848^th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. The surname Macheal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Macheal live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Macheal is also the 139,564^th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 2,744 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 142,169. In Nigeria Macheal is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 19 percent reside, Kaduna, where 9 percent reside and Plateau, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Macheal is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Macheal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Macheal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Macheal surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Macheal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.