Mchawa Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Mchawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mchawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mchawa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mchawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchawa is the 299,135th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,729,203 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchawa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchaiwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mockhawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchiwa | 83 | 3,416 | / |
| Mchewa | 83 | 897 | / |
| Mchawi | 83 | 826 | / |
| Mchuwa | 83 | 155 | / |
| Macawa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mchaya | 83 | 18 | / |
| McAa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mochiwa | 77 | 397 | / |
| Machiwa | 77 | 223 | / |
| Macaway | 77 | 169 | / |
| Mokhawa | 77 | 118 | / |
| Makhawa | 77 | 98 | / |
| Machewa | 77 | 58 | / |
| MacKawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Magcawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Macawas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mochewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mcheywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mchau | 73 | 5,216 | / |
| McCaa | 73 | 1,300 | / |
| Mchao | 73 | 38 | / |
| Mciwa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mchai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Macaa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mcaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| McHay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mocaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Magcawas | 71 | 1,297 | / |
| MacKaway | 71 | 205 | / |
| Mochkaai | 71 | 137 | / |
| Makchiwa | 71 | 38 | / |
| Mokachwa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Magcaway | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mokhajwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mocashwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokhawat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makahawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhaswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machiwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mocheywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macaaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahaqiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makawa | 67 | 18,853 | / |
| Macaia | 67 | 11,322 | / |
| Macaya | 67 | 9,534 | / |
| Makiwa | 67 | 8,099 | / |
| Makowa | 67 | 4,779 | / |
| Macuha | 67 | 2,475 | / |
| Machea | 67 | 529 | / |
| Makewa | 67 | 474 | / |
| Mchavi | 67 | 469 | / |
| Mokawa | 67 | 287 | / |
| Macaba | 67 | 138 | / |
| McAvay | 67 | 77 | / |
| Macawi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Macawo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Macava | 67 | 17 | / |
| Macaay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mocaba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Makywa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Macaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Macaïa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Macoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| MacCaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maceha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mchaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maacaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Macawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mocaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhashwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahakawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mochea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mociwa | 67 | 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 Mchawa
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