Machepha Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Machepha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machepha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1241:16,3923,540
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346

Machepha Last Name Facts

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

Machepha is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machepha? popularity and diffusion

Machepha is the 1,415,499th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machepha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Machepha is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 16,392. In Lesotho Machepha is most common in: Maseru District, where 40 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 35 percent are found and Berea District, where 23 percent are found. Barring Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Machepha Last Name Statistics demography

Machepha earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 117.23% more than the national average, earning R 516,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machepa9325/
Matchepa88105/
Machipha8816/
Mashepha886/
Maschepa885/
Machapha884/
Machephe882/
Machopha882/
Machoepa881/
Makhepha881/
Mchepa86474/
Macepa867/
Maschespa821/
Machipa80559/
Machapa80340/
Machopa80149/
Mashepa80140/
Machepe80120/
Machepy8048/
Maczepa8025/
Machepi8018/
Maciepa801/
Masepha801/
Machefa801/
Machifeh7574/
Mochapha7538/
Makhephe7537/
Makhipha7522/
Mechepah759/
Machefeh759/
Matshepa754/
Machappa754/
Matchipa754/
Makephat752/
Matchepo751/
Machipay751/
Mashipha751/
Machiphi751/
Mahcipha751/
Machippa751/
Machapaa751/
Mazepa716,092/
Mchapa71296/
Masepa71261/
Makepa71161/
Machefaux71111/
Majepa7121/
Macepo7111/
Magepa717/
Matshipha716/
Macipa713/
Macefa711/
Mahachapa711/
Macahypay711/
Matsepa67801/
Machipi67743/
Machafa67353/
Mazeppa67102/
Maikepa6771/
Machefo6768/
Masipha6737/
Machopo6732/
Mashipa6730/
Machapo6724/
Makepat6717/
Machipe6713/
Madzepa6712/
Majhipa679/
Macefat677/
Machipo674/
Makhepe674/
Machafo673/
MacHifa673/
Mochipa673/
Machife673/
Mochapa673/
Mosepha673/
Mashepo672/
Mazipha672/
Machefe672/
MacUipa672/
Maseepa671/
Mazzepa671/
Makhipa671/
Masypha671/
Mazeupa671/
Magephe671/
Mazhipa671/
Macepey671/
Macedfa671/
Masepau671/

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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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  • 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 Machepha
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