Mchenga Surname

52,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mchenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8,4701:2,021234
Tanzania7021:75,4157,835
Zambia2271:69,8236,108
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mchenga (39) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchanga861,332/
Mchinga86982/
Mchenge8635/
Mchengi869/
Mchengu868/
Makhenga80732/
Makhetnga7577/
Macanga712,104/
Maconga7123/
Mchinge7120/
Mchangi7111/
Mchange718/
Mchango717/
Mackanga67579/
Makhanga67552/
Maqhinga6782/
Makhenge6728/
Macangga6728/
Macongay6712/
Makhonga6710/
Macaanga679/
Makhinga675/
Mokhanga674/
Maqhanga672/
Macangay672/
Mokhenge671/
Moqhanga671/
Maicanga671/
Mackonga671/
Macconga671/

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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 Mchenga
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