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    The surname Machuca

    A surname, carried by 6,351 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M220

    Machuca: #5,475 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Machuca #5,475, 6,351 people Machuca: #5,475 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Machuca #5,475, 6,351 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Machuca is more common than 96.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,351 people named Machuca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,614 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,492.

    #5,475
    rank among US surnames
    6,351
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +41.4%
    change since 2000 (was #6,893)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,466Wingfield6,36248,530
    #5,468Gault6,36048,545
    #5,469Izaguirre6,35848,560
    #5,470Larkins6,35748,568
    #5,471Book6,35648,575
    #5,472Bunnell6,35548,583
    #5,474Mulholland6,35348,598

    Who is named Machuca

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Machuca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
    • Two or more races 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Machucas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Imanol Machuca
      Argentine-Malaysian footballer, born 2000
    • Alexis Machuca
      Argentinian footballer, born 1990

    Notable Machucas come mostly from Malaysia (1) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Machuca

    Machuca has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Machuca?
    6,351 people in the United States had the surname Machuca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,614 Americans. It ranked 5,475th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Machuca?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Machuca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Machuca?
    Imanol Machuca, Argentine-Malaysian footballer, followed by Alexis Machuca.
    Where is the surname Machuca most common?
    Wikidata records people named Machuca in Malaysia and Argentina.
    Is the surname Machuca getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,492 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,351 in 2010, up 41%.