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
Machenge is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machenge? popularity and diffusion
Machenge is the 534,162nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname Machenge is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Machenge reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 178,255. In Tanzania Machenge is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 55 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 44 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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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