Midecha Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Midecha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Midecha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8591:53,7605,386
Thailand1471:480,53384,247
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Midecha (26) may also be a first name.

Midecha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Midecha is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Midecha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 358,932nd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,215,392 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Midecha are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Midecha is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 53,760. In Kenya Midecha is most common in: Vihiga County, where 49 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya Midecha is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Midecha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudecha8644/
Medecha861/
Mideche861/
Midechi861/
Meedecha809/
Hmideche805/
Muidekha801/
Medaecha801/
Maidechi801/
Midesa77209/
Mideja7722/
Mideco779/
Mideza778/
Medeca771/
Midica771/
H'Mideche751/
Meedeacha751/
Medecho71166/
Medechi7139/
Mudicha7114/
Medesha7110/
Mudacha719/
Medacha719/
Maidica717/
Midessa715/
Medicha715/
Medekha714/
Midedsa711/
Medecsa711/
Medycha711/
Medeysha6758/
Meedacha6758/
Mudhacha672/
Midaycho671/
Medetchi671/
Maidichi671/

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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 Midecha
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