Mchau Surname

91,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mchau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,2001:10,1811,314
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mchau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mchau is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mchau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchau? popularity and diffusion

Mchau is the 91,748th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,397,152 people. The surname Mchau occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchau live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mchau is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,200 people, or 1 in 10,181. In Tanzania Mchau is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mchau Last Name Statistics demography

Mchau earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.53% less than the national average, earning R 174,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcha892,935/
Mchu898/
Mchia802,119/
Macau801,594/
Mhaku80400/
Mchua80102/
Mchao8038/
McHue8037/
Mocau8012/
Mchai8011/
Mciha8010/
McHae805/
McCau804/
McHay802/
Măcau801/
Moschkau77299/
Moschcau7723/
Mca7539/
McU752/
Machia7311,455/
Macuha732,475/
Mchawa731,272/
Mochia731,009/
Machea73529/
Mahaku73487/
Macaux73467/
Macaud73353/
Mchuwa73155/
Machiu73134/
Macheu73120/
Mochca7383/
Matcau7353/
MacIha7335/
Mhauka7323/
Mocheu7323/
Macaus7321/
Mchaya7318/
Macaha7313/
Mokhau7313/
Machca7310/
Mhakud739/
Makhau739/
Mascau739/
MacCau738/
Machcu736/
Mackau735/
Macaua735/
Maceha734/
Macoha734/
Macaut734/
Mchaye733/
Mochiu731/
MacKha731/
Mochea731/
Macaju731/
Macaou731/
Mocaou731/
Mocaud731/
McHuey730/
MacKhu730/
Maku6716,742/
Maca6711,650/
Machiya6711,428/
Macchia679,850/
Moca673,098/
Macu672,937/
Mochiah67774/
Macahia67773/
Máca67565/
Machiha67473/
Mascaux67450/
Mocu67365/
Macheya67279/
Magcuha67260/
Macault67202/
Maachia67159/
Mascaut67103/
Maccaud67101/
Moucaud6778/
MacCaux6776/
Macajou6764/
Maichia6759/
Moucheu6752/
Mouchia6732/
Makhayu6721/
Mahakut6721/
Mcho6721/
Mahakou6721/
McAy6719/
Macchiu6715/
Magchia6714/
McCa6713/
Mcia6712/
Macheia6711/
Mahakuj679/
Macheha679/
Mocchia676/
Mascaud676/
Mahakue675/
McCu675/
Macauay675/
Macahas675/
McUe674/
McAa674/
Mocheya674/
Mahakuo673/
Moschka673/
Maccaus673/
Mhaskeu672/
MacGaha672/
Mahakuu672/
Mackhai672/
Mochiya672/
Machcca672/
Macheah672/
Maschku672/
Mhakudh671/
Mahacud671/
MacAhya671/
MacEjha671/
MacHiea671/
McAe671/
Moochiu671/
Maachea671/
Macagiu671/
Machija671/
Magcoha671/
Mahakeu671/
Mahakui671/
Maicaha671/
Mahcheu671/
Maâchia671/
Mochkou671/
Mcai671/
Makhaue671/
Macheay671/
MacCaup670/

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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 Mchau
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