Machimu Surname
Approximately 4,239 people bear this surname
Machimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,011 | 1:13,199 | 1,710 |
| Zambia | 129 | 1:122,868 | 9,314 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Machimu (733) may also be a first name.
Machimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machimu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Machimu is the 109,740th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,719,166 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Machimu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,274th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 733 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,011 people, or 1 in 13,199. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 26 percent are found, Geita Region, where 14 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machimou | 93 | 11 | / |
| Matchimu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mhachimou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maichimou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machumu | 86 | 9,059 | / |
| Machemu | 86 | 357 | / |
| Mashimu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Makcimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maitchimou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matchiomou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matshimu | 80 | 123 | / |
| Mahazimu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Macimuhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhashimu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashimud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masimu | 77 | 243 | / |
| Mazimu | 77 | 204 | / |
| Makimu | 77 | 129 | / |
| Majimu | 77 | 87 | / |
| Mocimu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Magimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maximu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matchemeu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Maigemu | 71 | 277 | / |
| Maximou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mausimu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makimou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maazimu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maijemu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Madzimu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masimud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masimus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutchimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masimhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makaimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsimhu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Maizimou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Massimou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meakaimu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Massimeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Massimus | 67 | 2 | / |
| MacKemus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmasimuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquimau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makismus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makkimuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maceamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maazzimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashimushth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makehemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madzimou | 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 Machimu
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