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 most in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name 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.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Mchaya is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 75 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 8 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Tunisia, where 6 percent live.
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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
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- 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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