Mdeka Surname
Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname
Mdeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,342 | 1:39,450 | 4,523 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mdeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mdeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mdeka is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 278,560th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdeka live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,342 people, or 1 in 39,450. In Tanzania Mdeka is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 23 percent live, Njombe Region, where 21 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdeuka | 91 | 209 | / |
| Mdekha | 91 | 88 | / |
| Mdekaa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mdekaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdeika | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Deika | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mdhekoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mdaka | 80 | 11,136 | / |
| Mdoka | 80 | 5,168 | / |
| Mdeke | 80 | 555 | / |
| Mdika | 80 | 79 | / |
| Mdeki | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mdeko | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Doka | 73 | 289 | / |
| Mdokha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mdikha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mdhika | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmdeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdhaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdhoka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdieko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdikaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mdikhaja | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mdoko | 60 | 939 | / |
| Mdike | 60 | 70 | / |
| Mdiki | 60 | 22 | / |
| Mdiko | 60 | 5 | / |
| Mdako | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mdica | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdaca | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdeco | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mdechi | 55 | 392 | / |
| Mdeche | 55 | 320 | / |
| Mdiker | 55 | 204 | / |
| Mdaiki | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mdikko | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mmdike | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Doko | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mdaiko | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Deche | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Dikou | 50 | 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 Mdeka
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