Mchawia Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mchawia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mchawia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mchawia (156) may also be a first name.

Mchawia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mchawia is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchawia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Mchawia is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mchawia are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most widely held first name globally It is held by 156 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makawia71407/
Macabia7149/
MacAvia713/
Makowia711/
Mokawia711/
Makawiah6713/
Maccabia671/
Magcawya671/
Makhawya671/
McKeavia670/

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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 Mchawia
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