Mchonga Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mchonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mchonga Last Name Facts

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

Mchonga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchonga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mchonga is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Mchonga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchonga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania Mchonga is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 82 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 6 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchunga861,510/
Mchanga861,332/
Maconga8623/
Mchongo866/
Macongay8012/
Makhonga8010/
Macongoa802/
Mackonga801/
Macconga801/
Mcongo7743/
Mcanga773/
McUnga771/
Makhongoa759/
Mouckonga752/
Makonga7161,318/
Macongo712,763/
Mokanga712,127/
Macanga712,104/
Mokonga71452/
Mchungu71299/
Maqonga71103/
Mchangi7111/
Mchange718/
Mchango717/
Mchunge711/
Mocongi711/
Mchungi711/
MacOngi711/
Mackanga67579/
Makhanga67552/
Mackongo67225/
Makhongo67111/
Makhonge67105/
Makongha6729/
Macangga6728/
Makongoa6721/
Makounga6720/
Mokkanga6716/
Macaanga679/
Moukanga676/
Mokhonge676/
Mokhanga674/
Mokongoa672/
Mohcongo672/
Macangay672/
Maqhanga672/
MacOnghy672/
Maikonga671/
Maconguy671/
Makoonga671/
Macoungo671/
Moukonga671/
Makongay671/
Maicanga671/
Maiconge671/
Mogkanga671/
Madkonga671/
Makgonga671/
Mokangoa671/
Mokong'a671/
Moqhanga671/

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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 Mchonga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis