Mchinja Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Mchinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 121 | 1:437,534 | 30,427 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mchinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchinja is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchinja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mchinja is the 1,620,164th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. Mchinja occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mchinja are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mchinja is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania Mchinja is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 87 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchinjaa | 93 | 174 | / |
| Mhinja | 92 | 98 | / |
| Mchinjo | 86 | 222 | / |
| Mchinya | 86 | 133 | / |
| Mchinji | 86 | 108 | / |
| Mchunja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchinia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mjinja | 77 | 1,914 | / |
| Msinja | 77 | 266 | / |
| Mhinji | 77 | 235 | / |
| Mhinza | 77 | 219 | / |
| Mhinjo | 77 | 149 | / |
| Mzinja | 77 | 69 | / |
| Mcinya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mhinya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mcinca | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mcinsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mchenya | 71 | 1,096 | / |
| Mchenji | 71 | 77 | / |
| Mdzinja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mhuinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhainia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgcinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgcinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchinhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| McHinie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKinsa | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKinza | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mchimcha | 67 | 9 | / |
| McGinnia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mckincay | 67 | 5 | / |
| M'Chenje | 67 | 3 | / |
| McKeigna | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKineay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchengia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchengea | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGiniay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtshinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKignay | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGinsay | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKinsia | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKinzia | 67 | 0 | / |
| McHinnie | 67 | 0 | / |
| McHainie | 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 Mchinja
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