Macherenga Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Macherenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 77 | 1:200,497 | 23,224 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Macherenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macherenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macherenga occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Macherenga? popularity and diffusion
Macherenga is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Macherenga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macherenga live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 200,497. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 55 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 43 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcherenga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Macherengo | 90 | 2 | / |
| Machirenga | 90 | 1 | / |
| Maserenga | 84 | 2 | / |
| MacHereno | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mascerena | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mazerena | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macereno | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maseringa | 74 | 15 | / |
| Makherina | 74 | 15 | / |
| Mazherina | 74 | 14 | / |
| Macerrina | 74 | 3 | / |
| Magerenge | 74 | 2 | / |
| MacErinha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makhiringa | 70 | 523 | / |
| Maitchergo | 70 | 4 | / |
| Mayzheryna | 70 | 1 | / |
| Macierinha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mashiringa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Magirena | 67 | 69 | / |
| Magerina | 67 | 58 | / |
| MacErino | 67 | 45 | / |
| Majirena | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mazerina | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mocerina | 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 Macherenga
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