Mchengwa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Mchengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mchengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchengwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchengwa is the 1,459,453rd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchengwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mchengwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 83 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 6 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchegwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mhengwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mching'wa | 82 | 74 | / |
| Msheng'wa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mjengwa | 80 | 1,323 | / |
| Msengwa | 80 | 368 | / |
| Mkengwa | 80 | 199 | / |
| Mhingwa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Mzengwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mgengwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mqengwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mxengwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshingwa | 75 | 100 | / |
| Mqengqwa | 75 | 54 | / |
| Mqenqgwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mchingwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mdzengwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgengqwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mchengue | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Zengwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtshingwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mtshencwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msingwa | 67 | 1,805 | / |
| Mzingwa | 67 | 405 | / |
| Mkingwa | 67 | 401 | / |
| Mjingwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mkhekwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mqenqwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mchikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgengwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgenqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchigva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxhnqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxingwa | 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 Mchengwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis