Mchuma Surname
Approximately 986 people bear this surname
Mchuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 962 | 1:55,033 | 6,020 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Mchuma (261) may also be a first name.
Mchuma Demographics
Mchuma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mchuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchuma occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mchuma is the 365,723rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,391,020 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchuma reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mchuma is also the 550,922nd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 261 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 962 people, or 1 in 55,033. In Tanzania Mchuma is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 25 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 17 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Mchuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcuma | 91 | 19 | / |
| Machcuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchoma | 83 | 1,107 | / |
| Macuma | 83 | 249 | / |
| Mchumi | 83 | 165 | / |
| Mchama | 83 | 156 | / |
| McHume | 83 | 23 | / |
| Makhuma | 77 | 107 | / |
| Mokhuma | 77 | 100 | / |
| Maqhuma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Magcuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Macumga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Macuuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mcumo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mcoma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Makhouma | 71 | 80 | / |
| Makhumah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Makhumga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Macheumo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Macheumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahkouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makhauma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maikhuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mac'ouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macaumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macumi | 67 | 9,076 | / |
| Mchome | 67 | 8,992 | / |
| Mocumi | 67 | 5,049 | / |
| Makuma | 67 | 3,456 | / |
| Mchami | 67 | 2,167 | / |
| Mokuma | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Mchomi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Macumo | 67 | 8 | / |
| McComa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mocume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mocama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Macume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mchomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mchime | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mchuma
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