Machiwa Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Machiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 103 | 1:513,996 | 33,942 |
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Machiwa (38) may also be a first name.
Machiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machiwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Machiwa is the 1,098,270th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Machiwa are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Machiwa is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 38 people.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 513,996. In Tanzania Machiwa is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 67 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 9 percent reside and Mara Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Machiwa
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