Machela Surname
Approximately 4,493 people bear this surname
Machela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,935 | 1:13,454 | 1,745 |
| Lesotho | 307 | 1:6,621 | 1,400 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Machela (463) may also be a first name.
Machela Demographics
Average Machela Salary in
South Africa
R 61,476
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Machela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machela (Marathi: माचेला) occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Machela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machela? popularity and diffusion
Machela is the 104,449th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,621,978 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Machela reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Machela is also the 396,209th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 463 people.
The surname Machela is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,935 people, or 1 in 13,454. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 17 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Machela exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Machela Last Name Statistics demography
Machela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.13% less than the national average, earning R 61,476 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machela in the Marathi language | ||
| माचेला | macela | 66.67 |
| माचला | macala | 16.67 |
| मचेला | macela | 16.67 |
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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 Machela
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