Mchiga Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Mchiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
Mchiga (12) may also be a first name.
Mchiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchiga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mchiga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mchiga is the 1,359,010th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchiga reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mchiga is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The last name Mchiga is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Mchiga is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machiga | 92 | 38 | / |
| Mochiga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mchiega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mchighga | 86 | 6 | / |
| Maichiga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mchaga | 83 | 249 | / |
| Maciga | 83 | 84 | / |
| Mchega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Machigo | 77 | 77 | / |
| Machega | 77 | 66 | / |
| Mocigay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Makhiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magciga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Macaigad | 71 | 37 | / |
| Makhinga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Machekga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machigie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macega | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mocega | 67 | 51 | / |
| Makiga | 67 | 35 | / |
| Macigo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Macige | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mchege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Machegaha | 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 Mchiga
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