Mchanya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mchanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mchanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchanya is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mchanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchanya is the 10,311,814th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchanya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 50 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mchanya occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhanya | 92 | 280 | / |
| Mcanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mchenya | 86 | 1,096 | / |
| Mkhanya | 86 | 225 | / |
| Mshanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mhsanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mhanyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mxhanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhasnya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchanjha | 80 | 1 | / |
| McHagney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msanya | 77 | 2,156 | / |
| Mhanja | 77 | 29 | / |
| Mhonya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mhania | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mzanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhagna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mjanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mchonyo | 71 | 128 | / |
| Mkhonya | 71 | 106 | / |
| Mkhanja | 71 | 42 | / |
| Mshanja | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mchanjo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mdzanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mxhonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mhainia | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Mchanya
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