Mchewa Surname
Approximately 897 people bear this surname
Mchewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 869 | 1:60,922 | 6,535 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
Mchewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mchewa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mchewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 393,872nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchewa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 60,922. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 54 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 27 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machewa | 92 | 58 | / |
| Mcheywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mochewa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mocheywa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchiwa | 83 | 3,416 | / |
| Mchawa | 83 | 1,272 | / |
| Macheva | 77 | 481 | / |
| Mochiwa | 77 | 397 | / |
| Machiwa | 77 | 223 | / |
| Mocheva | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mahkewa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Machewo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Machewe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mchaiwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mackewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makhewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mciwa | 73 | 29 | / |
| McEva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Macheeva | 71 | 135 | / |
| Makchiwa | 71 | 38 | / |
| Mocheeva | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moceiwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maucheva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mockhawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machiwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchawi | 67 | 826 | / |
| Makewa | 67 | 474 | / |
| Mchavi | 67 | 469 | / |
| Mchive | 67 | 45 | / |
| Macawa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mahacheva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maceva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mociwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makcheeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machkeeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moucheiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maycheeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maykcheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeva | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mchewa
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