Medeksa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Medeksa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medeksa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Medekša (4) are calculated separately.

Medeksa (1,388) may also be a first name.

Medeksa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medeksa is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Medekša. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medeksa? popularity and diffusion

Medeksa is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Medeksa live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Medeksa is also the 210,043rd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,388 people.

Medeksa is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 30 percent are found and Lithuania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medekša954/
Medeksza9339/
Medeksha9313/
Medieksa931/
Medekssa931/
Miedeksza888/
Medesksza881/
Mideksa8611,123/
Medecsa861/
Mediksa861/
Madeksa861/
Midekssa804,353/
Madeksza80215/
Madeksha80104/
Modeksha8019/
Mediekša808/
Modeksza807/
Medekšas801/
Medequsa801/
Midekso7151/
Midaksa7116/
Midegsa714/
Madekša714/
Midiksa711/
Medekšaitė711/
Madeksho6768/
Madekszo678/
Midakssa671/
Madiksha671/
Madiekša671/

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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
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  • 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 Medeksa
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