Mchelenje Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Mchelenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mchelenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchelenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchelenje is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchelenje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,011,991st most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Mchelenje occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchelenje reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mchelenje is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Apart from Malawi Mchelenje is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchelenge | 89 | 1 | / |
| McHeleney | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mcheleni | 82 | 1 | / |
| McEleaney | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mceleni | 75 | 204 | / |
| McEleny | 75 | 170 | / |
| Mheleni | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mzelene | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mselene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mkheleni | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mselenge | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mcclence | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchelini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkelenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCeleny | 71 | 1 | / |
| McElenui | 71 | 1 | / |
| McEleniy | 71 | 1 | / |
| McIleane | 71 | 0 | / |
| McIleney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkhehleni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mchelanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| McIlheeny | 67 | 0 | / |
| McClendge | 67 | 0 | / |
| McClensey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mchelenje
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