Machiegwa Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Machiegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 220 | 1:209,909 | 15,013 |
Machiegwa Demographics
Machiegwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Machiegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machiegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machiegwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machiegwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,108,016th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. Machiegwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machiegwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyamira County, where 61 percent are found, Kisii County, where 35 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found.
Machiegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Machiegwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machigwa | 94 | 9 | / |
| Machegwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Machingwa | 89 | 15 | / |
| Machigua | 82 | 276 | / |
| Machikwa | 82 | 148 | / |
| Machekwa | 82 | 72 | / |
| Machingwe | 78 | 22 | / |
| Machengwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machiegue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machengua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magigwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Machique | 71 | 203 | / |
| Machegue | 71 | 38 | / |
| Machikwi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Machigui | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mageigwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Machegui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Machigue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mochigua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Machekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machucwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mochekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majjegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majeegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machayangwa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Machaique | 67 | 46 | / |
| Machiquez | 67 | 41 | / |
| Machiques | 67 | 30 | / |
| Matchegue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Machinkwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Machengue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maichigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machikwet | 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 Machiegwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis