Mchenga Surname
Approximately 9,676 people bear this surname
Mchenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 8,470 | 1:2,021 | 234 |
| Tanzania | 702 | 1:75,415 | 7,835 |
| Zambia | 227 | 1:69,823 | 6,108 |
| Zimbabwe | 134 | 1:115,211 | 15,687 |
| Kenya | 119 | 1:388,066 | 22,003 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mchenga (39) may also be a first name.
Mchenga Demographics
Average Mchenga Salary in
South Africa
R 46,944
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mchenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchenga occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mchenga.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchenga is the 52,844th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 753,157 people. The last name Mchenga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchenga reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 39 people.
The surname Mchenga is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 8,470 people, or 1 in 2,021. Outside of Malawi Mchenga occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Mchenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mchenga last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Mchenga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.25% less than the national average, earning R 46,944 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchanga | 86 | 1,332 | / |
| Mchinga | 86 | 982 | / |
| Mchenge | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mchengi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mchengu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Makhenga | 80 | 732 | / |
| Makhetnga | 75 | 77 | / |
| Macanga | 71 | 2,104 | / |
| Maconga | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mchinge | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mchangi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mchange | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mchango | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mackanga | 67 | 579 | / |
| Makhanga | 67 | 552 | / |
| Maqhinga | 67 | 82 | / |
| Makhenge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Macangga | 67 | 28 | / |
| Macongay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Makhonga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Macaanga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Makhinga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokhanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maqhanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macangay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moqhanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maicanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macconga | 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
- 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 Mchenga
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