Machiu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Machiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Machiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Machiu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Machiu is the 1,544,715th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Machiu live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Machiu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 451,481. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Limpopo, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Machiu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Machiu Last Name Statistics demography

Machiu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.88% less than the national average, earning R 166,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machieu9230/
Macchiu9215/
MacHius928/
Machiou923/
Maschiu922/
Machiut921/
Machgiu921/
MacHiuha861/
Machioiu861/
Machijou861/
Maschiou861/
Makhiu8321/
Macieu839/
Mackiu838/
Majhiu837/
Mashiu832/
Mochiu831/
Machäu831/
Machehu7772/
Macieux7721/
Machyus775/
Mashiud773/
Mechieu773/
Matshiu773/
Machuyu772/
Hmashiu772/
Makhiju771/
Majhihu771/
Masciou771/
Mashiuz771/
Matchyu771/
Matcieu771/
Machyut771/
Mackieu771/
Machoju771/
Moochiu771/
Macagiu771/
Mochiut771/
Makhiua771/
Maitchiaou758/
Masiu735,580/
Mchau735,216/
Makiu73252/
Majiu73107/
Macău7349/
Maqiu7315/
Maxiu738/
Macäu732/
Macêu731/
Maciú731/
Machejus7133/
Moschiou7114/
Matchoju719/
Mashihud715/
Maichyuj713/
Maichhyu711/
MacHjush711/
Machejou711/
Mouchieu711/
Măchioiu711/
Masihu67557/
Mačius67473/
Masius67228/
Masiou67140/
Mocoiu6788/
Makiou6763/
Maceió6759/
Matsiu6757/
Maceau6750/
Masehu6744/
Maquiu6736/
Makiju6730/
Macció6727/
Makieu6725/
Majihu6716/
Masiuh6710/
Masiud679/
Masieu679/
Masiua679/
Macjus678/
Mechyu675/
Maikyu675/
Maiqiu675/
Mashyu674/
Macéus674/
Machehoud674/
Majiju673/
Makiud672/
Maasiu671/
Maikiu671/
Matchoyou671/
Maciejusz671/
Mazehu671/
Mecheijou671/
Maqiou671/
Massiu671/
Masoiu671/
Majjiu671/
Makiua671/
Masyhu671/
Mazieu670/
Mauqiu670/

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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 Machiu
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