Macheka Surname
Approximately 6,205 people bear this surname
Macheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,255 | 1:3,628 | 298 |
| Malawi | 1,333 | 1:12,843 | 2,012 |
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Zambia | 174 | 1:91,092 | 7,481 |
| South Africa | 145 | 1:373,639 | 33,668 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Macheka (358) may also be a first name.
Macheka Demographics
Average Macheka Salary in
South Africa
R 486,636
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Macheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Macheka is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macheka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 78,713th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,174,463 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Macheka live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 460,276th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 358 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4,255 people, or 1 in 3,628. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 21 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Macheka Last Name Statistics demography
Macheka earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 104.78% more than the national average, earning R 486,636 per year.
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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 Macheka
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