Machelemo Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Machelemo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 179 | 1:295,763 | 22,969 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Machelemo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machelemo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machelemo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machelemo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Machelemo is the 1,267,784th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machelemo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Machelemo is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 295,763. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machelema | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mechelemo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makelemo | 82 | 3,079 | / |
| Machaleima | 74 | 6 | / |
| Machelamma | 74 | 3 | / |
| Maselema | 71 | 607 | / |
| Mozelemo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makelema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moselemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maselimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macholoma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Macholima | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mashilimo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Machilima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magqelema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makhelima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machalamma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makilema | 59 | 1 | / |
| Makelima | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mouselimo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moseleyma | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mouselimos | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Machelemo
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