Machiwo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Machiwo (9) may also be a first name.

Machiwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Machiwo occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Machiwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Machiwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Machiwo reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 9 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 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
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  • 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 Machiwo
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