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

Mchenga is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchenga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,844th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 753,157 people. The last name Mchenga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchenga are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 39 people.

It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 8,470 people, or 1 in 2,021. Outside of Malawi Mchenga exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Mchenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mchenga last name is principally 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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  • 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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