Makechemu Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makechemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makechemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1441:13,4951,842
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889

Makechemu (76) may also be a first name.

Makechemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makechemu is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makechemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 324,225th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,342,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makechemu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 76 people.

Makechemu is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,144 people, or 1 in 13,495. In Zimbabwe Makechemu is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent live, Midlands Province, where 19 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Makechemu
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