Machiwana Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machiwana Surname User-submission:

The Machiwana surname is a question, meaning 'did you find it?'.

Machiwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4251:36,3255,616
Botswana441:49,7039,263
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Machiwana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Machiwana surname is a question, meaning 'did you find it?'.

- hezvo

Machiwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Machiwana occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Machiwana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 626,382nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Machiwana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Machiwana is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 36,325. In Zimbabwe Machiwana is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 40 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

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