Mwacha Surname

63,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwacha Surname User-submission:

In Tanzania in the Kilimanjaro region live the Bantu group known as Chagga or "Wachaka". This group of the Bantu has more than fifty clans one of them is "mwacha". Mwacha in Chagga means 'the tall' or 'the giant'.

Mwacha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,0721:7,486978
DR Congo7521:98,24411,070
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwacha (252) may also be a first name.

Mwacha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Tanzania in the Kilimanjaro region live the Bantu group known as Chagga or "Wachaka". This group of the Bantu has more than fifty clans one of them is "mwacha". Mwacha in Chagga means 'the tall' or 'the giant'.

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Mwacha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwacha occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwacha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwacha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 63,914th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 930,246 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwacha are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 252 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 7,072 people, or 1 in 7,486. In Tanzania Mwacha is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 44 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 14 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwachai92444/
Mwatcha92440/
Mwaacha924/
Mwachea921/
Mwaca915/
Mwachahe86112/
Mwachaya8610/
Mwasha838,177/
Mwachi831,264/
Mwakha831,227/
Mwazha83497/
Mbacha83489/
Mwache83291/
Mwecha8358/
Muacha8336/
Mwacho8311/
Mwocha837/
Mvacha831/
Mwacsa831/
Mwacia831/
Mwasaha77701/
Mwauchi77495/
Mwatsha77309/
Mwaisha77264/
Mwachoo77124/
Mbatcha7775/
Mbeacha7753/
Muhacha7728/
Muatcha7722/
Mwachuo7713/
Mwaichi778/
Mwachui776/
Mwahasa774/
Mbachah773/
Mbachau772/
Mwauche772/
Mwachie771/
Mwahaso771/
Mbahcha771/
Mbachaa771/
Mwashas771/
Mbaacha771/
Mhwasha771/
Mwacher771/
Mwahaji771/
Muaycha771/
Mwachisowa7558/
Mwasa734,278/
Mwaza73837/
Muaca7355/
Mwaco732/
Mwashaha714/
Muhatcha712/
Mwakhaya711/
Mbatchai711/
Mwatsaha711/
Muhaicha711/
Mbasha675,870/
Mbachi67622/
Mbacho67484/
Muocha67465/
Mwasho67462/
Mwassa67348/
Muacho67330/
Muasha67179/
Mbocha67136/
Mwauza6785/
Mwatsa6772/
Mwasia6736/
Mwecho6735/
Mwajja6733/
Mwasaa6725/
Mwaisa6722/
Mbache6722/
Mwaasa6720/
Mvacia6715/
Mwaaza6711/
Mwoche679/
Mwajah678/
Mbacia677/
Muachi676/
Mwosha675/
Mwausa674/
Mbajha674/
Mwasai674/
Mwaagi673/
Mwochi673/
Mwazoh672/
Mbahsa671/
Mhwaza671/
Mvachi671/
Mvecha671/
Mwadza671/
Mwahgi671/
Mwazza671/
Mouhaicha671/
Muecha671/
Muache671/
Mwocho671/
Mwasad671/
Mwasea671/
Mwasoa671/
Mwauja671/
Mbachy671/
Mhwasa671/
Mwasau671/

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