Machirika Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Machirika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 150 | 1:102,922 | 14,428 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Machirika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machirika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machirika is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Machirika click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machirika? popularity and diffusion
Machirika is the 914,967th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Machirika occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machirika reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 102,922. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 49 percent live, Harare Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Machirika occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 45 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machirikau | 95 | 10 | / |
| Machiriko | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mazhirikau | 84 | 58 | / |
| Magirika | 82 | 12 | / |
| Machireke | 78 | 2 | / |
| Machereka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macherica | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macheriski | 74 | 5 | / |
| Magiriki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mociriko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majhisrikes | 70 | 1 | / |
| Macheruca | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mochiruko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majereka | 59 | 1 | / |
| Madzereka | 56 | 13 | / |
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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 Machirika
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