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 last name Mchaya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchaya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mchaya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Mchaya is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 75 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 8 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Mchaya is found 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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