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 may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 278,560th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,246,613 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdeka are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 39,450. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 23 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 21 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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