Muchanja Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Muchanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Muchanja Demographics
Muchanja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muchanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muchanja is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muchanja is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchanja live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Muchanja is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Muchanja is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
Muchanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Muchanja last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muchanji | 88 | 222 | / |
| Muchanya | 88 | 121 | / |
| Muchanza | 88 | 120 | / |
| Muchenja | 88 | 53 | / |
| Mochanja | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mushanja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Muchanje | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mukhanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muchaanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mutshanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muchancha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Musanja | 80 | 161 | / |
| Mujanja | 80 | 31 | / |
| Mucanjo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mucanza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muzanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushaandja | 78 | 123 | / |
| Muchahanya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Muchonjaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mushanya | 75 | 244 | / |
| Mukhanji | 75 | 146 | / |
| Muchonji | 75 | 95 | / |
| Mukhanya | 75 | 81 | / |
| Musandja | 75 | 27 | / |
| Muchonjo | 75 | 13 | / |
| Muchonje | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mukhonja | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mushonja | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muchanho | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mutsanja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Michania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muchange | 75 | 2 | / |
| Michanjo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mushansa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mushanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mushanjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mussanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchanyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchenijo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mutsanjya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mukhannya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mushansha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mukhonjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutsanjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mushonjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musanya | 67 | 2,288 | / |
| Mousainjad | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Musanza | 67 | 1,200 | / |
| Musansa | 67 | 522 | / |
| Moconja | 67 | 340 | / |
| Muzanya | 67 | 210 | / |
| Muzanza | 67 | 164 | / |
| Musonja | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mujanji | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mosanja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Moussandja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Musania | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mujania | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mujanza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muchaingei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushahanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutshandjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mucanzo | 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 Muchanja
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