Macheve Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Macheve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macheve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Macheve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macheve is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macheve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Macheve is the 853,416th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Macheve occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Macheve are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 15 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Macheve Last Name Statistics demography

Macheve earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.53% more than the national average, earning R 276,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matcheve9320/
Machevhe934/
Maceve92172/
Machave86896/
Machebe86635/
Mazheve86120/
Mchieve8634/
Machewe8611/
Mackeve8610/
Masheve862/
Machive861/
Machevi861/
MacEvee860/
McEve830/
Macheeva80135/
Matchebe8016/
Machivei8013/
Machieva807/
MacHovee804/
Maciever803/
Matchewe802/
Mmachebe802/
MacKevie801/
MacEever801/
MacHavee801/
Machebee801/
Machebeu801/
Machevoy801/
Matsheve801/
Machebei801/
Moxcheve801/
Maseve77271/
Makeve7785/
Mchive7745/
Mazeve7724/
Macebe775/
Majeve771/
MacIve770/
Mashevets7528/
Maychieva7523/
Mackevett7510/
MacHeswey753/
Mahchieva753/
MacHewett752/
Mascheeva752/
Maycheeva751/
MacKeveth751/
Matchived751/
Machewecz751/
MacIver715,427/
Mashebe71991/
Machiva71539/
MacEvoy71444/
Machavi71389/
Macheba71127/
Machibe7162/
McKeeve7161/
Machewa7158/
Makhebe7124/
Machivi7118/
Mashevi7117/
Mokheve7112/
Machiwe7111/
Makieve7111/
Mashewe7111/
Mochove7110/
Macyves718/
Machawe717/
Machowe717/
Mechave717/
Mazhebe716/
Mochive714/
Machkevich713/
Mechewe713/
Machkevych713/
Mazhewe712/
Macieva712/
Mochebe712/
Maiseve712/
Maschevich712/
Macives712/
Mochave711/
Mmaseve711/
Makeyve711/
Masseve711/
Masevet711/
Masevge711/
Maczebe711/
Macejwe711/
Machebi711/
Makhewe711/
Makgeve711/
Macayve711/
MacEbee710/
Makeive710/
MacIvey710/
Makheeva67183/
Makhieva67180/
Matshebe67173/
Mashieva67122/
Masheeva6751/
Muochebe6719/
Macaiver6717/
Maichibe6717/
MacEvitt6716/
MacKebee6712/
Macevich6712/
Mochieva676/
Mocheeva676/
Masichwe675/
MacKeeby674/
Machiewa674/
Machivha673/
McEva672/
Mascaive672/
Meuchewe672/
Mahkeeva672/
Mahajevi671/
Mashebhe671/
Mashkevi671/
Mackeeva671/
Machhavi671/
Matchibe671/
Mackevoy671/
Macieber671/
Maichowe671/
Mahchebi671/
Maßhöver671/
Mouchive671/
Mackevhe671/
Machibei671/
Maichivi671/
Mouchebe671/
Maqueive671/
Massever670/
MacCebee670/
MacHavoy670/

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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 Macheve
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