Machengwa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Machengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Machengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machengwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Machengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Machengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machengwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Machengwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Machengwa is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent live, Midlands Province, where 40 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machangwa | 89 | 54 | / |
| Mashengwa | 89 | 16 | / |
| Machingwa | 89 | 15 | / |
| Machengua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Machengwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mcengwa | 88 | 306 | / |
| Masheng'wa | 84 | 201 | / |
| Maching'wa | 84 | 17 | / |
| Masengwa | 82 | 2,279 | / |
| Makengwa | 82 | 285 | / |
| Mazengwa | 82 | 103 | / |
| Maqengwa | 82 | 14 | / |
| Masheng'hwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maitchingwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashingwa | 78 | 90 | / |
| Machingwe | 78 | 22 | / |
| Maqengqwa | 78 | 13 | / |
| Mazengwah | 78 | 7 | / |
| Moshengwa | 78 | 3 | / |
| Machengue | 78 | 2 | / |
| Machengui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machangua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maisengwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masengwea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maseng'wa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mcingwa | 75 | 13 | / |
| Motshengwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mazingwa | 71 | 410 | / |
| Majengwe | 71 | 34 | / |
| Masingwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mazengua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maqungwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mosengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masengwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madzingwa | 67 | 86 | / |
| Magqingwa | 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 Machengwa
- 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