Mchegwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mchegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mchegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchegwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mchegwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchegwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchegwa is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Mchegwa is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mchegwa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 50 percent live and Midlands Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 25 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
- 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 Mchegwa
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