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Where Does The Last Name Machel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Machel (Arabic: ماشيل, Hindi: मचेल, Marathi: मचेल, Oriya: ମାଇେକଲ, Russian: Мачель) is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Mächel. Click here to see other possible spellings of Machel.

How Common Is The Last Name Machel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 17,446^th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 229,348 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Machel reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Machel is also the 62,416^th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 9,727 people.

The surname is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is held by 29,663 people, or 1 in 919. Barring Mozambique Machel occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Machel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Machel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Machel last name grew 558 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Machel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Catholic (57%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Machel surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Machel earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning R 219,276 per year; in United States they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $38,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $55,210 CAD per year.