Machona Surname
Approximately 8,732 people bear this surname
Machona Surname Definition:
Machona is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who has traveled to a far off land.
Machona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,937 | 1:3,127 | 233 |
| Zambia | 3,245 | 1:4,884 | 600 |
| South Africa | 320 | 1:169,305 | 18,832 |
| Lesotho | 83 | 1:24,489 | 4,910 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Machona (1,482) may also be a first name.
Machona Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Machona is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who has traveled to a far off land.
Machona Demographics
Average Machona Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Machona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machona (Russian: Мачона) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machona? popularity and diffusion
The last name Machona is the 57,946th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 834,579 people. The surname Machona occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Machona reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,116th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,482 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,937 people, or 1 in 3,127. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 24 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Machona occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Machona Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Machona earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.77% less than the national average, earning R 95,604 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machona in the Russian language | ||
| Мачона | macona | - |
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Footnotes
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