Machekecha Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Machekecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 82 | 1:188,271 | 22,304 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Machekecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machekecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machekecha occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Machekecha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machekecha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Machekecha is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machekecha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 188,271. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 61 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machekeche | 90 | 359 | / |
| Machekechi | 90 | 10 | / |
| Machechecha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machekeza | 84 | 6 | / |
| Machokocha | 80 | 72 | / |
| Machakacha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Machikicha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machecheche | 76 | 89 | / |
| Meechokechai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Matsheketsha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Machikiche | 70 | 306 | / |
| Machikicho | 70 | 39 | / |
| Mazichicha | 70 | 30 | / |
| Machikichi | 70 | 27 | / |
| Macikica | 67 | 3 | / |
| Madzichicha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsekeza | 63 | 149 | / |
| Machikiza | 63 | 33 | / |
| Matseketsa | 60 | 262 | / |
| Mochokocho | 60 | 49 | / |
| Mochikichi | 60 | 36 | / |
| Machikidza | 60 | 19 | / |
| Matsekedza | 60 | 3 | / |
| Majekija | 56 | 1 | / |
| Matshikitsha | 55 | 16 | / |
| Majiketsa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matshikiza | 50 | 1,297 | / |
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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
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- 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 Machekecha
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