Machweu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Machweu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Machweu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Machweu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Machweu is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Machweu.

How Common Is The Last Name Machweu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Machweu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Machweu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Machweu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 91 percent are found, Limpopo, where 4 percent are found and North West, where 2 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Machweu Last Name Statistics demography

Machweu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.87% less than the national average, earning R 185,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machwe9270/
Machwu921/
Mashweu86601/
Mochweu8616/
Mahchwe861/
Macwu831/
Matshweu8052/
Machweya8043/
Machwiej801/
Machua772,692/
Machve77857/
Machui77485/
Masweu77424/
Machue7775/
Machwa7761/
Makhwe7731/
MacHuo777/
Machwo774/
Mocweu772/
Machbe771/
Machhua716,826/
Moshweu711,242/
Machuat71177/
Matchua7154/
Maichui7153/
Machuay7125/
Machhwa7119/
Machuea7113/
Machoue7112/
Matchui7110/
Mashwau717/
Machuer716/
Matchue716/
Maichue714/
Mashwey714/
Machhue713/
Matchbu712/
Matsweu712/
Mokhweu712/
Motchwe711/
Machbou711/
Machhui711/
Mochwae711/
Machuah711/
Mashwee711/
Machuhe711/
Makhwae711/
Machuei711/
MacHbhe711/
MacHuap711/
Mathhwe711/
Machuad711/
MacHbee710/
MacHuit710/
Matchuea6798/
Motshweu6742/
Maichuay6734/
Machouer678/
Machbouh675/
Makhweya674/
Mashwaye674/
Maichoue673/
Matchoue673/
Maachoue673/
Maswu673/
Machuoch672/
Machhuaa671/
Machchua671/
Machouhe671/
Mashwaie671/
Matchuay671/
Machhuer671/
Machwaya671/
Maachwoh671/
Maitchue671/
Makhwejo671/
Mazehebu671/
Mechwaye671/
Matshwea671/
Makhweja671/
Mochwawe671/
Meechwee671/

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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 Machweu
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