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 last name Macheve is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Macheve.

How Common Is The Last Name Macheve? popularity and diffusion

The surname Macheve is the 853,416th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname is predominantly found 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.

Macheve is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Macheve
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