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 last name Macherenga is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macherenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Macherenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macherenga reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Macherenga is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 200,497. In Zimbabwe Macherenga is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 55 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 43 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Macherenga exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
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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