Machevu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Machevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 61 | 1:867,895 | 43,770 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Machevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machevu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Machevu.
How Common Is The Last Name Machevu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Machevu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machevu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Machevu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 867,895. In Tanzania Machevu is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 98 percent are found and Mara Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machevus | 93 | 16 | / |
| Machewu | 86 | 36 | / |
| Machebu | 86 | 33 | / |
| Machavu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machovu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machivu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matshevu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Machiebu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mochevus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Machebou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machebeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majevu | 77 | 110 | / |
| Masevu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Macebu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Magevu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maxevu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mazevu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matchewou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Macheubou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machawu | 71 | 87 | / |
| Masevhu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mashewu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mashebu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazevou | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacHibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masevau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madzevu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maichibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mazhivhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathsewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazehebu | 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 Machevu
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