Machitja Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Machitja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machitja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Lesotho111:184,77813,836

Machitja (48) may also be a first name.

Machitja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Machitja is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machitja? popularity and diffusion

Machitja is the 2,506,728th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machitja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Machitja is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 48 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 83 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Machitja occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 19 percent reside.

Machitja Last Name Statistics demography

Machitja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.57% less than the national average, earning R 91,320 per year.

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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 Machitja
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