Machewere Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Machewere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machewere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
England41:13,929,515290,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Machewere Last Name Facts

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

Machewere occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machewere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 412,207th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Machewere live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Machewere is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 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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  • 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 Machewere
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