Machefo Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Machefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 67 | 1:30,337 | 5,743 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Machefo (18) may also be a first name.
Machefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machefo is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machefo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Machefo is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 30,337. In Lesotho Machefo is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 73 percent are found and Leribe District, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machefou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Macheffo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Macefo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Machofo | 86 | 12 | / |
| Machafo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Makhefo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machefa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matchifo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mechefoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masefo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mchefu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mazefo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Macefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machefaux | 75 | 111 | / |
| Matchiofo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Matchiffo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matchifou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machafa | 71 | 353 | / |
| Mochafo | 71 | 25 | / |
| Macefat | 71 | 7 | / |
| MacHifa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matchioffo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazeffo | 71 | 2 | / |
| 'Masefo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massefo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maziefo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahassefou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makeufo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macedfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsefo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashifo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machepha | 67 | 153 | / |
| Massefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Machopha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magcipho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makefoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madzeufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maichofa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Machefo
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