Mchinya Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mchinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1001:529,41634,350
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435

Mchinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mchinya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchinya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Mchinya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchinya reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 529,416. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 94 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 4 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Mchinya occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Mchinya Last Name Statistics demography

Mchinya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.81% less than the national average, earning R 43,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcinya9217/
Mhinya924/
Mchenya861,096/
Mchinja86124/
Mchunya861/
Mgcinya861/
Mhuinya861/
Mchinia861/
Mchinjaa80174/
Mtshinya801/
Mzinya77145/
Mhinja7798/
Mkinya7791/
Mhenya7733/
Mginya7716/
Msinya7710/
Mqinya772/
Mjinya771/
Mchinjo71222/
Mkhenya715/
Mshinyo714/
Mshenya712/
Mgqinya711/
Mgcinia711/
Mhainia711/
Mchunja711/
Mtsinya711/
McKenya710/
McKigney67140/
McGinnia676/
McKeigna672/
Mzinyath671/
McKineoy671/
McKineay671/
Mchengia671/
Mchengea671/
McGiniay671/
McHegney670/
McKignay670/

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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 Mchinya
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