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

Mdeki occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdeki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdeki live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mdeki is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 9 people.

The surname Mdeki is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Mdeki is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found.

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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