Makechi Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Makechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 100 | 1:158,499 | 11,214 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Makechi (21) may also be a first name.
Makechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makechi is found most in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makechi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,181,191st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makechi are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 158,499. In Zambia Makechi is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 91 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 4 percent reside and Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Makechi
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