Melchizedeck Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Melchizedeck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Melchizedeck (135) may also be a first name.
Melchizedeck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melchizedeck Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melchizedeck is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Melchizedeck.
How Common Is The Last Name Melchizedeck? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melchizedeck is the 8,968,613th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Melchizedeck occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melchizedeck live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Melchizedeck is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 135 people.
The last name Melchizedeck is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Melchizedeck is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 50 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Melchizedeck occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melchizedek | 96 | 112 | / |
| Melchizedec | 96 | 5 | / |
| Melchisedeck | 92 | 24 | / |
| Melchezedeck | 92 | 4 | / |
| Melchizedeki | 92 | 1 | / |
| Melchzedek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Melchisedek | 87 | 9 | / |
| Melchicedec | 87 | 1 | / |
| Melchezedec | 87 | 1 | / |
| Melchzadeck | 87 | 1 | / |
| Melchzedick | 87 | 1 | / |
| Melchicédec | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malchesideck | 75 | 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 Melchizedeck
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