Machesi Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1991:77,57911,409
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Machesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Machesi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Machesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,129,067th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Machesi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Machesi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 77,579. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 37 percent are found, Harare Province, where 27 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauchesi931/
Machisi861,110/
Makhesi86123/
Machese8676/
Machezi862/
Mochesi861/
MacHesy861/
Macheize808/
MacHeese804/
Makchezi801/
Makchese801/
Maichese801/
MacKesui801/
Makesi77644/
Mchezi774/
Macezi772/
Maqesi771/
Mokhesi711,704/
Machege71426/
MacKesy71378/
Makhese71304/
Makiesi71246/
Machise7139/
Machiji7128/
Makesie7124/
Makhezi7121/
Macheze7115/
Makheji7112/
Machizi718/
Machize714/
Makhisi713/
Maukesi711/
Macjhgi711/
Machije711/
Macheje711/
MacKesey67215/
Macaisip6740/
MacKezie679/
Mochisai679/
Makherzi673/
MacKeige673/
Machidje672/
Makhaisi671/
Mokheisi671/
Mcezi671/
Makhiese671/
Makhecai671/
Machigie671/
Machezzy671/
Maichiji671/
Mackeisy671/
Makheizi671/
Mackeize671/
MacKeset670/
MacKesay670/

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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 Machesi
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