Mchaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mchaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Mchaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchaye has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mchaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchaye is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchaye live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mchaye is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live and Lindi Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Mchaye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mchaye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mchaye last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Mchaye
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