Macheku Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Macheku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Macheku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macheku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Macheku is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Macheku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macheku? popularity and diffusion
Macheku is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Macheku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macheku live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Macheku is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 75 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machekou | 93 | 39 | / |
| Maceku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Machiekou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Macheukou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machaku | 86 | 2,319 | / |
| Mocheku | 86 | 497 | / |
| Machiku | 86 | 127 | / |
| Mecheku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matsheku | 80 | 117 | / |
| Machikou | 80 | 22 | / |
| Meecheku | 80 | 11 | / |
| Machakou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Machikhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mochekhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mechekou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Motcheku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machikeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazeku | 77 | 89 | / |
| Matchikou | 75 | 59 | / |
| Matchikeu | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mecheukou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Machikaus | 75 | 3 | / |
| Madzhekhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maichakou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maichikou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazekui | 71 | 28 | / |
| Maczekó | 71 | 16 | / |
| Madzeku | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masciku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machacu | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacHicu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mochiku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matseku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchikouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazekou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshiku | 67 | 76 | / |
| Motsheku | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mechikou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Meichiku | 67 | 16 | / |
| Machacau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Meechaku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazeukeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Méchakou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matsieku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machacuy | 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 Macheku
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