Mdeki Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mdeki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdeki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mdeki (9) may also be a first name.

Mdeki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mdeki occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdeki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mdeki is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdeki are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.

The last name Mdeki is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mdeki exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdaki804,922/
Mdeka801,389/
Mdeke80555/
Mdiki8022/
Mdoki803/
Mdechi73392/
Mdekha7388/
Mdakhi739/
Mdakie736/
Mdekaa734/
Mdaaki732/
Mdaiki732/
Mmdeke731/
Mdeika731/
M'Deika672/
Mdhekoa671/
Mdake60171/
Mdika6079/
Mdike6070/
Mdoke605/
Mdica601/
Mdeche55320/
Mdiker55204/
Mdhika554/
Mdichi554/
Mdikha554/
Mmdike551/
Mdikaja503/
M'Deche501/

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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 Mdeki
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