Machwani Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Machwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1661:95,4817,743
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Machwani (29) may also be a first name.

Machwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Machwani is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Machwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Machwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Machwani is the 1,321,499th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Machwani reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name Machwani is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 95,481. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 30 percent are found, Western Province, where 20 percent are found and Southern Province, where 19 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhwani8821/
Machhuani8214/
Hmachhuani787/
Makhwana7579/
Makhwane7550/
Maqhwane7512/
Makhvani757/
Mokhwani752/
Makhuhani7122/
Muokhwani716/
Maukhwana711/
Magqhwana711/
Makvani67237/
MacVane67222/
MacBane678/
Makbani671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Machwani
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