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
Mdeka is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mdeka.
How Common Is The Last Name Mdeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mdeka is the 278,560th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,246,613 people. The last name Mdeka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdeka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,342 people, or 1 in 39,450. In Tanzania Mdeka is most common in: Iringa Region, where 23 percent are found, Njombe Region, where 21 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mdeka exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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