Mucheka Surname

266,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mucheka Surname Definition:

Mucheka is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: python.

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Mucheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8491:18,1842,682
Zambia3391:46,7554,479
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Namibia391:61,7806,931
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mucheka (59) may also be a first name.

Mucheka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mucheka is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: python.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Mucheka is a surname of the Samanyika (Shona) tribe, meaning 'cloth'.

- lennon21761

Mucheka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mucheka is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mucheka.

How Common Is The Last Name Mucheka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mucheka is the 266,931st most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,977,832 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mucheka live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mucheka is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 59 people.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 849 people, or 1 in 18,184. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 34 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

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