Mchaga Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mchaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2401:220,59018,364
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mchaga (13) may also be a first name.

Mchaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mchaga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mchaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. Mchaga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchaga reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The surname Mchaga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 220,590. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 53 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchiga83163/
Macaga83105/
Mchega831/
Macanga772,104/
Makhaga77391/
Macagga77135/
Machega7766/
Maqhaga7741/
Machiga7738/
Mokhaga776/
Mochiga772/
Macgaga771/
Macagat771/
Mackaga771/
Mchiega771/
Mackanga71579/
Makhanga71552/
Mouckaga71202/
Macaigad7137/
Macangga7128/
Macaanga719/
Mchighga716/
Mokhanga714/
Macangay712/
Maichiga712/
Maqhanga712/
Moqhanga711/
Makhakga711/
Machekga711/
Macaggaa711/
Macaagai711/
Macaagga711/
Maicanga711/
Makoga67850/
Makaga67507/
Maqoga67252/
Maciga6784/
Macaangga6767/
Macega6760/
Mocega6751/
Makega6748/
Maqaga6735/
Makiga6735/
Macagi6724/
Mokaga6712/
MacAgy6710/
MacAge678/
Mchege672/
Mocage671/
Maqega671/
Macago671/
Machegaha671/
Macoga671/
Mouckanga671/

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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 Mchaga
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