Machinya Surname
Approximately 931 people bear this surname
Machinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 676 | 1:22,838 | 3,451 |
| Botswana | 232 | 1:9,426 | 1,714 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Machinya (10) may also be a first name.
Machinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machinya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machinya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 382,372nd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machinya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Machinya is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 10 people.
Machinya is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 676 people, or 1 in 22,838. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 29 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Machinya occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchinya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makhinya | 88 | 1,145 | / |
| Machinja | 88 | 394 | / |
| Machinea | 88 | 108 | / |
| Mochinya | 88 | 93 | / |
| Machinia | 88 | 64 | / |
| Machenya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matchenya | 82 | 212 | / |
| Matshinya | 82 | 22 | / |
| Mauchigna | 82 | 12 | / |
| Mochinyat | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matchigna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathsinya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maginya | 80 | 921 | / |
| Majinya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Macinja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matchignia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machinjach | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matsinya | 75 | 559 | / |
| Machynia | 75 | 539 | / |
| Makhenya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Makhinia | 75 | 20 | / |
| Maijinya | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mochenya | 75 | 17 | / |
| Machenja | 75 | 14 | / |
| Machenia | 75 | 8 | / |
| Machenha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Madzinya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mochinja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macuinja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokhinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhynya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matshenya | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mochenyat | 71 | 27 | / |
| Matchenia | 71 | 24 | / |
| Motshinya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matchigno | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matchenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majinja | 67 | 59 | / |
| Magenya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Majenya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mazinja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Macinio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maginyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majinyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maginia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macenja | 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 Machinya
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