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

Mchau occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,748th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,397,152 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchau are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,200 people, or 1 in 10,181. In Tanzania Mchau is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mchau occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

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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