Machokoto Surname

127,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machokoto Surname User-submission:

The Machokoto surname means 'thick bush', representing richness in monetary and assets terms.

Machokoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,3471:4,613432
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Zambia541:293,51716,670
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Machokoto (41) may also be a first name.

Machokoto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Machokoto surname means 'thick bush', representing richness in monetary and assets terms.

- feir01

The Machokoto surname means 'thick bush', representing riches and wealth.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Machokoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Machokoto occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machokoto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 127,586th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,049,943 people. The last name Machokoto is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Machokoto are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name globally, held by 41 people.

The last name Machokoto is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,347 people, or 1 in 4,613. In Zimbabwe Machokoto is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 21 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Machokoto Last Name Statistics demography

Machokoto earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.43% less than the national average, earning R 39,372 per year.

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Footnotes

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