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 can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machimane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 497,277th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname Machimane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machimane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 662 people, or 1 in 81,839. In South Africa Machimane is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Machimane exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.
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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Footnotes
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