Machwa Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Machwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India301:25,568,846339,406
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Machwa Last Name Facts

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

Machwa (Marathi: मचवा) occurs most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Machwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Machwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Machwa is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Machwa reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Machwa is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India Machwa is most prevalent in: Jharkhand, where 67 percent are found, West Bengal, where 30 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machhwa9219/
Macwa9111/
Machwaya861/
Machua832,692/
Macuha832,475/
Mashwa83123/
MacWay8370/
Machwe8370/
MacWha8348/
Makhwa8314/
Machwo834/
Machba833/
Mazhwa832/
Mechwa831/
Machhua776,826/
Machuat77177/
Matchua7754/
Machweu7746/
Mahaswa7736/
Mashwai7731/
Matshwa7726/
Machuay7725/
Machuea7713/
Maczuha7710/
Mashwau777/
Machhva776/
Matchva773/
Makhwah771/
MacHuap771/
Mgashwa771/
Macsuha771/
Motchwa771/
Machuah771/
Mahchwe771/
Machuad771/
Maswa733,787/
Macua731,799/
Mazwa73326/
Mocwa737/
MacVa731/
Maxwa731/
Matchuea7198/
Mahadzwa7143/
Mahushwa7142/
Maichuay7134/
Mgatshwa719/
Maikhwai714/
Mochwacz712/
Mahaswat712/
Machhuaa711/
Mashwaid711/
Machchua711/
Machwiej711/
Maachwoh711/
Matshwea711/
Mhatshwa711/
Maitshwa711/
Makhwaja711/
Moxschwa711/
Matchuay711/
Maswai671,429/
Mashua671,165/
Machve67857/
Machui67485/
Mazwai67437/
Maswah67361/
Mauswa67288/
Mhoswa67185/
Maiswa67183/
Maswau67127/
MacVay67111/
Mačuha6791/
Machue6775/
Matswa6753/
Mahsua6738/
Machchhua6738/
Mahatshwa6734/
Maicua6732/
Makhwe6731/
Masway6730/
Mokhwa6716/
Mechua6713/
Makhua6713/
Masswa6712/
Makhwi6710/
MacHuo677/
MacVea673/
Masbha673/
Mashba673/
Madzwa672/
Maxway672/
Matchouha672/
Maswas672/
Mochua672/
Machvi671/
MacHby671/
Mhozwa671/
Moshwa671/
Macuah671/
Macuay671/
Macuho671/
Machchhva671/
Majjwa671/
Mochba671/
Matzwa671/
Mazway671/
Machbe671/
Mohswa671/
Mmazwa671/

Machwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Machwa in the Marathi language
मचवाmacava-

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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 Machwa
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