Machewa Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Machewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Machewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machewa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machewa reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Machewa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Midlands Province, where 19 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live.
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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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- 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 Machewa
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