Machemu Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Machemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 355 | 1:149,131 | 13,558 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Machemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machemu occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machemu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 790,102nd most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machemu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 149,131. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchemeu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Machimu | 86 | 4,239 | / |
| Machamu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Machomu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Machimou | 80 | 11 | / |
| MacKemus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maceamou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matchimu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makehemu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makemu | 77 | 337 | / |
| Masemu | 77 | 91 | / |
| Majemu | 77 | 61 | / |
| Mazemu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Magemu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maxemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maichamou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mhachimou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maichimou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motchemeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maigemu | 71 | 277 | / |
| Mochomu | 71 | 91 | / |
| Mashimu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maijemu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masemut | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makemau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazeemu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makemud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makcimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitchimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchiomou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masemhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshimu | 67 | 123 | / |
| Mahazimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mashimud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macimuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makemheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makemgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhashimu | 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 Machemu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis