Machimwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Machimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Machimwa (8) may also be a first name.
Machimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machimwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machimwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machimwa live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Machimwa is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 8 people.
Machimwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 80 percent live and Tabora Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machimba | 88 | 232 | / |
| Machimwe | 88 | 15 | / |
| Machemwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mashimwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machumwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matchimba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mchemwa | 80 | 507 | / |
| Makimwa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Macimba | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mazimwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masimwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macinwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashimba | 75 | 8,724 | / |
| Machemba | 75 | 8,429 | / |
| Machimbo | 75 | 1,086 | / |
| Machimbe | 75 | 59 | / |
| Madzimwa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mochimba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Machimbi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makimwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maikemwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mashemwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matshimba | 71 | 741 | / |
| Matchemba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Machimbyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machimboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macheamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchimbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machenwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazimba | 67 | 16,609 | / |
| Masimba | 67 | 7,323 | / |
| Magimba | 67 | 1,363 | / |
| Majimba | 67 | 546 | / |
| Masemwa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Masimua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Macinba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Majinwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mazinwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maximba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makimua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makemwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mocinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maximva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masimva | 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 Machimwa
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