Machimane Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Machimane Surname User-submission:
The Machimana surname means 'to move from one place to another' in the Xitsonga language. It comes from the word chima.
Machimane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 662 | 1:81,839 | 10,097 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Machimane Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Machimana surname means 'to move from one place to another' in the Xitsonga language. It comes from the word chima.
- 0638537944Machimane Demographics
Average Machimane Salary in
South Africa
R 183,984
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Machimane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machimane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machimane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machimane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 497,277th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machimane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Machimane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 81,839. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 75 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa Machimane exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live.
Machimane Last Name Statistics demography
Machimane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning R 183,984 per year.
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