Machenge Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Machenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 297 | 1:178,255 | 15,552 |
| Zimbabwe | 141 | 1:109,491 | 15,099 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Machenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machenge is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Machenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 534,162nd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name Machenge is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Machenge live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 178,255. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 55 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 44 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Machenge
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