Machikwa Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Machikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Machikwa Demographics
Machikwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Machikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machikwa is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Machikwa is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Machikwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machikwa are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Machikwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 536,976. In Kenya Machikwa is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya Machikwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Machikwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Machikwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macikwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Machekwa | 88 | 72 | / |
| Machikwi | 88 | 26 | / |
| Machigwa | 88 | 9 | / |
| Machikwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machukwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machiegwa | 82 | 220 | / |
| Machingwa | 82 | 15 | / |
| Machinkwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Machikwet | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mazikwa | 80 | 94 | / |
| Machigua | 75 | 276 | / |
| Matsikwa | 75 | 158 | / |
| Machekwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machucwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machegwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mochekwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazhigwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madzikwah | 71 | 23 | / |
| Machingwe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Matshiqwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motshikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhekhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazigwa | 67 | 577 | / |
| Mazekwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Magigwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mogikwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mocekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matchikoue | 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 Machikwa
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