Muchekwa Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Muchekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 236 | 1:65,416 | 9,847 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Muchekwa (11) may also be a first name.
Muchekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muchekwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muchekwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 990,978th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchekwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 65,416. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 31 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 21 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muchenkwa | 94 | 30 | / |
| Muchetkwa | 94 | 8 | / |
| Mucheukwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muchegwa | 88 | 350 | / |
| Muchakwa | 88 | 240 | / |
| Muchokwa | 88 | 218 | / |
| Muchikwa | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mochekwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mutshekwa | 82 | 248 | / |
| Muzekwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mugekwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mocekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutsekwa | 75 | 119 | / |
| Muchicwa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Muchagwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muchikwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muchecua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchegwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchacwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moujekwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutseekwa | 71 | 41 | / |
| Motshekwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mutshegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutchikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchighwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mujikwa | 67 | 218 | / |
| Muzikwa | 67 | 158 | / |
| Motshekgwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mugicwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugikwa | 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 Muchekwa
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