Machikwa Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macikwa931/
Machekwa8872/
Machikwi8826/
Machigwa889/
Machikwe881/
Machukwa881/
Machiegwa82220/
Machingwa8215/
Machinkwe824/
Machikwet821/
Mazikwa8094/
Machigua75276/
Matsikwa75158/
Machekwe751/
Machucwa751/
Machegwa751/
Mochekwa751/
Mazhigwa751/
Madzikwah7123/
Machingwe7122/
Matshiqwa712/
Motshikwa711/
Makhekhwa711/
Mazigwa67577/
Mazekwa6770/
Magigwa677/
Mogikwa673/
Mocekwa671/
Matchikoue671/

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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 Machikwa
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