Machen Surname
Approximately 4,381 people bear this surname
Machen Surname Definition:
(French-Hebrew) French double dims. of Matthew, q.v.
Machen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,562 | 1:141,475 | 14,682 |
| England | 648 | 1:85,985 | 9,406 |
| Nigeria | 385 | 1:460,111 | 23,377 |
| Australia | 180 | 1:149,976 | 15,919 |
| Mexico | 178 | 1:697,338 | 10,801 |
| Taiwan | 118 | 1:198,684 | 1,716 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 391 | 1:128,437 | 12,369 |
The alternate forms: Machén (1) are calculated separately.
Machen (239) may also be a first name.
Machen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Hebrew) French double dims. of Matthew, q.v.
A parish in Monmouthshire. Perhaps the same as Machin.
Machen Demographics
Average Male Machen Height
177.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Machen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machen (Marathi: मच, Tibetan: མ་ཆེན།) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Machén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 106,651st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,663,443 people. The surname Machen is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Machen live; 61 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 578,640th most widespread forename globally It is held by 239 people.
Machen is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 141,475. In The United States Machen is primarily found in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Alabama, where 15 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Machen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Machen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 655 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Machen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Machen surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Machen last name are 23.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.42% registered with the political party.
The amount Machen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.71% more than the national average, earning R 514,992 per year; in United States they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $43,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $58,743 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machen in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་ཆེན། | machen | - |
| Machen in the Marathi language | ||
| मच | maca | 67.83 |
| माच | maca | 26.09 |
| माचेन | macena | 6.09 |
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