Mchaya Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Mchaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mchaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchaya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mchaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mchaya is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Mchaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchaya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Mchaya is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 75 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 8 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent reside and Tunisia, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Mchaya
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