Machemba Surname

59,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Machemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,4421:11,9181,551
Malawi3,4511:4,961692
Zimbabwe3231:47,7967,327
Zambia1211:130,9919,752
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Machemba (313) may also be a first name.

Machemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Machemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Machemba is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Machemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Machemba is the 59,823rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 864,580 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machemba live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Machemba is also the 496,565th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 313 people.

The surname Machemba is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,442 people, or 1 in 11,918. In Tanzania Machemba is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 16 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 15 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 41 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Machemba Last Name Statistics demography

Machemba earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning R 211,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matchemba949/
Macheamba941/
Machembe88307/
Machimba88232/
Mochemba8890/
Machomba8884/
Machamba8872/
Mackemba889/
Mashemba887/
Machemwa882/
Mahmba863/
Macheanba82245/
Matchembe826/
Matchimba824/
Machiembe822/
MacHember821/
Matshemba821/
Matemba8022,878/
Makemba803,072/
Mazemba801,579/
Masemba80786/
Mchamba80458/
Mchimba80109/
Magemba8052/
Macimba8024/
Majemba8013/
Mahmbai801/
Macembo801/
Maxemba801/
Machenbach7876/
Mamba7791,922/
Mashimba758,724/
Maquemba751,579/
Machimbo751,086/
Machombo75265/
Machambo7597/
Mochomba7597/
Machimbe7559/
Mashembo7519/
Massemba759/
Machimwa757/
Mochamba756/
Mochimba755/
Mmahamba754/
Machimbi753/
Maitemba752/
Matembea752/
Matembaz751/
Machanba751/
Maikemba751/
Makhembo751/
Makiemba751/
Majjemba751/
Mazembea751/
Mociemba751/
Mahammba751/
Matzemba751/
Maimba713,094/
Maumba712,533/
Mgamba711,648/
Mambea71964/
Matshimba71741/
Mhamba71634/
Mammba71532/
Maamba71509/
Mambai71424/
Mambat71276/
Mmamba71268/
Mhomba71135/
Mamboa7190/
Mambau7167/
Mambay7153/
Mambap7121/
Mambha7119/
Makmba7119/
Mohmba7112/
Mahmbo7111/
Mambaa7110/
Mambad718/
Meumba716/
Mambas714/
Maymba712/
Machenwad711/
Moczgemba711/
Mambaí711/
Matchimbo711/
Massembai711/
Matmba711/
Maissemba711/
Manmba711/
Meamba711/
Machimboh711/
Machimbyi711/
Mambaz711/
Magembe6729,182/
Mazimba6716,609/
Matembo6711,958/
Masimba677,323/
Matimba676,635/
Masembo671,879/
Magimba671,363/
Makembo671,306/
Majembe671,043/
Makimba67882/
Mokemba67665/
Majimba67546/
Manempa67285/
Mambait67242/
Mazembo67192/
Mchimbu67181/
Maumbas67157/
Mosemba67119/
Magembo6746/
Mozemba6734/
Mogemba6722/
Maimbai6713/
Mojemba6713/
Macinba6712/
Mambhai6711/
Motemba676/
Mhombah674/
Manmbay674/
Maximba674/
Maambah673/
M'Mamba673/
Majembo672/
Maumbay672/
Matenba672/
Mahamva671/
Mahanba671/
Maaimba671/
Mamboha671/
Maimmba671/
Maamboa671/
Mambeah671/
Matchenbou671/
Masseumbai671/
Masmbai671/
Matshiomba671/
Machimimpa671/
Maambai671/
Magembi671/
Mahmboh671/
Mahmbou671/
Manmbai671/
Manhbai671/
Mambais671/
Mazenba671/
Mambaha671/
Maqumba671/
Mhambau671/
M'Ambau671/
Manmbat671/
Mamba's671/

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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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  • 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 Machemba
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