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 is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 299,135th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,729,203 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchawa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mchawa is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Excluding Malawi Mchawa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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