Mchiza Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mchiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5871:92,29611,289
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mchiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mchiza is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mchiza is the 320,940th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,260,778 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchiza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 587 people, or 1 in 92,296. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 49 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mchiza Last Name Statistics demography

Mchiza earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.42% less than the national average, earning R 172,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machiza9224/
Mochiza922/
Mciza91247/
Machizah861/
Mchizi83685/
Mchaza8336/
Maciza8312/
Machisa773,818/
Macheza772,030/
Mochizo77157/
Mackiza7762/
Maqhiza7753/
Mokhiza7724/
Machizo7724/
Mochisa779/
Machizi778/
MacAiza775/
Machize774/
Makhiza772/
Machija771/
Mcaza732/
Moscaiza71245/
Makhaiza7134/
Makhuiza7134/
Machisau7116/
Mochisai719/
Macheize718/
Macayiza711/
Makiza671,058/
Macizo67324/
Mchezo67277/
Macuza6741/
Maqiza6732/
Mocizo6719/
Mchezi674/
Mchazi673/
Maceza672/
Mokiza672/
Mchazo671/

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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 Mchiza
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