Machingura Surname

65,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machingura Surname User-submission:

The Machingura surname means 'to intercept'. It is mostly from the Shumba Murambwi clan, Chivi district, Masvingo province, Zimbabwe.

Machingura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7,4061:2,085124
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
England351:1,591,94567,242
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Botswana221:99,40615,343
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Machingura (153) may also be a first name.

Machingura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Machingura surname means 'to intercept'. It is mostly from the Shumba Murambwi clan, Chivi district, Masvingo province, Zimbabwe.

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Machingura Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Machingura Come From? nationality or country of origin

Machingura occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machingura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 65,963rd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 963,324 people. The surname Machingura is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Machingura are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 153 people.

The last name Machingura is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7,406 people, or 1 in 2,085. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 20 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Machingura is found in 15 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Machingura Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Machingura earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.05% more than the national average, earning R 330,432 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

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