Mchekwa Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mchekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mchekwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3301:160,42914,333
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mchekwa Last Name Facts

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

Mchekwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchekwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Mchekwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchekwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mchekwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 160,429. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pwani Region, where 62 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mchekwa occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcekwa9210/
Machekwe801/
Maqhekwa801/
Machegwa801/
Mcikwa771/
Makhekhwa751/
Mokekwa7141/
Mchagwa7110/
Moqekwa711/
Machigwa679/
Machikwe671/
Mokaekwa671/
Makhakwa671/
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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 Mchekwa
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