Mcheka Surname

274,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mcheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mcheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Tanzania4511:117,38711,234
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mcheka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mcheka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mcheka is found most in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mcheka.

How Common Is The Last Name Mcheka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 274,999th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,161,151 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mcheka are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Other than Malawi Mcheka occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mceka9179/
Mchiekaa864/
Machekka864/
Machecka861/
Mchika83622/
Mchaka83327/
Maceka8345/
Mcheko8326/
Mcheki832/
Moceka831/
Macheca77478/
Moqheka77198/
Makheka77175/
MacEyka7775/
Maceika7770/
Moceika778/
Macheky773/
Magceka771/
Mcaka73161/
Mceki7333/
Mceku738/
Mceke734/
Machecki71103/
Machejko7146/
Machekou7139/
Mochecki7119/
Mochekho7112/
Maachika714/
Mouchika712/
Moqhekoa712/
Machecká712/
Mocheyko711/
Maacheke711/
Machicka711/
Makhekha711/
Makhetka711/
Makheska711/
Machikay711/
Machekho711/
MacHeike710/
Makeka672,267/
Maceke67404/
Mchako67229/
Mokeka67179/
Macika6798/
Macaka6744/
Maceki677/
Mchaku676/
MacEko675/
Mchiko674/
Mocika674/
Macoka674/
Mocaka674/
Mchiki673/
Maceqa672/
Mochechea671/
Moceko671/
Macjka671/
Moqeka671/
Mokhoekea671/
Maachikha671/

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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 Mcheka
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