Family name Macchia (Makia 
, Macchia 
, Macula 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Macchia is characteristic of Kosovo, where it is quite a common surname, Italy, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Italy, Philippines, and the United States. Very seldom, Macchia is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Makia | Philippines, Tanzania, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon |
| Macchia | Brazil, Italy, France, United States, Argentina |
| Macula | Kosovo, Philippines, Italy, United States, Argentina |
| Machja | Indonesia, India |
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francesco la macchia Italian canoe racer, IT (b. 1938) |
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gianni macchia Italian actor, IT (b. 1943) |
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frank macchia American composer and musician, US (b. 1958) |
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| giovanni macchia Italian writer (1912-2001), IT (b. 1912) |
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yannis la macchia Swiss comics artist, CH (b. 1985) |
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| gianfranco macchia Italian boxer, IT (b. 1943) |
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| giovanni macchia Italian local historian (1946-), IT (b. 1946) |
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| claude macchia French politician, FR (b. 1947) |
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| salvatore macchia American composer, US (b. 1947) |
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| stephen a. macchia (b. 1956) |
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| paolo macchia Italian geographer (1967-), IT (b. 1967) |
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| alice macchia researcher |
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| ilaria macchia screenwriter |
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| achille macchia librettist |
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| francesca macchia researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-4952-5994 |
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