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

Midecha is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Midecha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Midecha is the 358,932nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,215,392 people. It 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. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename globally It is held by 26 people.

The surname Midecha is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 859 people, or 1 in 53,760. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 49 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Midecha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
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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 Midecha
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