Machepe Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Machepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia811:195,67812,934
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Machepe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Machepe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Machepe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machepe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Machepe is the 1,658,108th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Machepe live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Machepe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 98 percent reside and Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Machepe Last Name Statistics demography

Machepe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.01% less than the national average, earning R 33,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machephe932/
Macepe925/
Mchepe922/
Macheev86171/
Machope86108/
Machepy8648/
Machape8641/
Machepa8625/
Machepi8618/
Machipe8613/
Mashepe865/
Makhepe864/
Matchep861/
Macepey861/
Macep831/
Machepha80153/
Matshepe8049/
Makhephe8037/
Machaipe8012/
Machaape806/
Maschepa805/
Mauchape804/
Matcheev802/
Maycheev802/
Mechepeh801/
Motchepe801/
Matchepp800/
MacIphee800/
Makepe771,448/
Masepe77514/
Mchepa77474/
Macipe77410/
Machev77351/
Machip7790/
Mazepe7723/
Magepe777/
Macepa777/
Macsep775/
Maceev773/
Mashep772/
Mochep771/
Majepe771/
Macedp771/
MacHeb770/
Matshephe754/
MacKyphee750/
Matsepe714,832/
Machipi71743/
Machipa71559/
Mashipe71469/
Mashepa71140/
Massepe71105/
Masheev7176/
Maczepa7125/
Maikepe7120/
Matchev7113/
Mahchev7110/
Maschev719/
Mockepe719/
Masheeb718/
Machapi717/
Mochope717/
Machiph716/
Mahasep715/
Macephe715/
Mocheev713/
MacSipe713/
Maciper712/
Maskepe711/
Machopi711/
Madzepe711/
Maciepa711/
Maacihp711/
Makiepe711/
Maicipe711/
Mouchep711/
Makepep711/
Matzepe711/
Makepeu711/
Moochep711/
Mazeppe711/
Mahzeeb711/
Macip671,260/
Motshepe67527/
Mashipei67385/
Masep67180/
Magep6753/
Mahachev6732/
Mazep6732/
Machipha6716/
Moscheev6713/
Mokhephe679/
Mahazeev679/
Mmachipi678/
Mashepha676/
Matshepa674/
MacEv673/
Mauchapi672/
Machippa671/
Maichipi671/
Maseapei671/
Mats'epe671/
Machipay671/
Makeppey671/
Moucheup671/
Matshipe671/
Mashipet671/
Machiphi671/
Makhepha671/
Mothsepe671/
Makepeas670/

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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
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  • 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 Machepe
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