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 be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Midecha? popularity and diffusion

Midecha is the 358,932nd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,215,392 people. It is predominantly found 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 prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

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

Midecha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence 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
  • 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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