Mchengu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mchengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mchengu (10) may also be a first name.

Mchengu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mchengu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchengu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mchengu is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Mchengu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchengu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mchengu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Mchengu is most common in: North West, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa Mchengu exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchenga869,676/
Maqhengu801/
Mokhengu801/
Mchanga711,332/
Mchinga71982/
Mchango717/
Makhenga67732/
Mahcangu6712/
Mahkangu672/
Makeangu671/
Makhangu671/

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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 Mchengu
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