Machekani Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Machekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 94 | 1:164,237 | 20,345 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Machekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machekani occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machekani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machekani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 164,237. In Zimbabwe Machekani is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 74 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machekanyi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Machekane | 89 | 23 | / |
| Machakani | 89 | 12 | / |
| Machikani | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mashekani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Machekeni | 89 | 1 | / |
| Machekana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Machakanyi | 84 | 6 | / |
| Masekani | 82 | 24 | / |
| Makekani | 82 | 5 | / |
| Majekani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maciejkanis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashekane | 78 | 23 | / |
| Machakeni | 78 | 10 | / |
| Maqhekana | 78 | 5 | / |
| Machikana | 78 | 3 | / |
| Machecane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machakane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maqhekane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mechekane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mcekana | 75 | 17 | / |
| Maceikonis | 74 | 31 | / |
| Machokonyi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mashekhana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mashegkana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masekane | 71 | 510 | / |
| Masekana | 71 | 146 | / |
| Mazikani | 71 | 50 | / |
| Makekana | 71 | 41 | / |
| Makekane | 71 | 34 | / |
| Macikana | 71 | 29 | / |
| Masikani | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mosekani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshekhana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matsekane | 67 | 149 | / |
| Matsikani | 67 | 58 | / |
| Masheqane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Machicana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mashikana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majikhani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mochokane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machacane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashikane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mochakane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macikonis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masikhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masikanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mascicani | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Machekani
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