Mchiwa Surname
Approximately 3,416 people bear this surname
Mchiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,393 | 1:15,603 | 2,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
Mchiwa (155) may also be a first name.
Mchiwa Demographics
Average Mchiwa Salary in
South Africa
R 27,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mchiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mchiwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mchiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 132,178th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,133,357 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchiwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most common first name in the world It is held by 155 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,393 people, or 1 in 15,603. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 6 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Mchiwa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Mchiwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mchiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.33% less than the national average, earning R 27,732 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mochiwa | 92 | 397 | / |
| Machiwa | 92 | 223 | / |
| Mchaiwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mciwa | 91 | 29 | / |
| Makchiwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Machiwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchawa | 83 | 1,272 | / |
| Mchewa | 83 | 897 | / |
| Mociwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Machiva | 77 | 539 | / |
| Makhiwa | 77 | 306 | / |
| Machewa | 77 | 58 | / |
| Machiwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Machiwi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mockiwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Machiwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mokhiwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maqhiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mcheywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mochewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mochiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mciva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mokhuiwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moceiwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Machivha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maichiwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mocheywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahaqiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makiwa | 67 | 8,099 | / |
| Mokiwa | 67 | 4,437 | / |
| Mchawi | 67 | 826 | / |
| Mchavi | 67 | 469 | / |
| Maciva | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mchive | 67 | 45 | / |
| Macuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mashkiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moucheiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKiva | 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 Mchiwa
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