Mchana Surname
Approximately 2,168 people bear this surname
Mchana Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'peace and unity of the people and day'.
Mchana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,340 | 1:39,509 | 4,528 |
| Kenya | 818 | 1:56,455 | 5,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Mchana (269) may also be a first name.
Mchana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'peace and unity of the people and day'.
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Mchana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mchana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchana is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mchana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 193,885th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,361,414 people. The last name Mchana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchana reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mchana is also the 542,091st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 269 people.
The surname Mchana is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,340 people, or 1 in 39,509. In Tanzania Mchana is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 75 percent live, Singida Region, where 12 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Mchana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mchana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mchana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mchana surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mchana
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