Mcheka Surname
Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname
Mcheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| Tanzania | 451 | 1:117,387 | 11,234 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mcheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mcheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mcheka is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mcheka.
How Common Is The Last Name Mcheka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 274,999th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,161,151 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mcheka reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mcheka is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mceka | 91 | 79 | / |
| Mchiekaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Machekka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Machecka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchika | 83 | 622 | / |
| Mchaka | 83 | 327 | / |
| Maceka | 83 | 45 | / |
| Mcheko | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mcheki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moceka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Macheca | 77 | 478 | / |
| Moqheka | 77 | 198 | / |
| Makheka | 77 | 175 | / |
| MacEyka | 77 | 75 | / |
| Maceika | 77 | 70 | / |
| Moceika | 77 | 8 | / |
| Macheky | 77 | 3 | / |
| Magceka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mcaka | 73 | 161 | / |
| Mceki | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mceku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mceke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Machecki | 71 | 103 | / |
| Machejko | 71 | 46 | / |
| Machekou | 71 | 39 | / |
| Mochecki | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mochekho | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maachika | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mouchika | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moqhekoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Machecká | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mocheyko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maacheke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machicka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhekha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhetka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makheska | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machikay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machekho | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacHeike | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makeka | 67 | 2,267 | / |
| Maceke | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mchako | 67 | 229 | / |
| Mokeka | 67 | 179 | / |
| Macika | 67 | 98 | / |
| Macaka | 67 | 44 | / |
| Maceki | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mchaku | 67 | 6 | / |
| MacEko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mchiko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mocika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Macoka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mocaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mchiki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maceqa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mochechea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moceko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macjka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moqeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokhoekea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maachikha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mcheka
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