Muchema Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muchema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474

Muchema (44) may also be a first name.

Muchema Last Name Facts

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

Muchema occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchema reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 44 people.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 28 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

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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 Muchema
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