Mordecai Surname
Approximately 2,466 people bear this surname
Mordecai Surname Definition:
( Hebrew - Pers. ) the Hebrew Mord'khay = Little Man [from the Persian]
Mordecai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,197 | 1:302,806 | 27,874 |
| Nigeria | 404 | 1:438,472 | 22,538 |
| England | 357 | 1:156,073 | 14,751 |
| Wales | 190 | 1:16,287 | 1,760 |
| Israel | 105 | 1:81,501 | 9,827 |
| Jamaica | 37 | 1:77,566 | 3,653 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 155 | 1:10,119 | 616 |
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
Mordecai (5,027) may also be a first name.
Mordecai Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
( Hebrew - Pers. ) the Hebrew Mord'khay = Little Man [from the Persian]
(Welsh) Descendant of Moldscai (taught of God).
Mordecai Demographics
Mordecai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mordecai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mordecai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mordecai (Marathi: मोरडेकाई) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mordecai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mordecai is the 174,083rd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,955,209 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Mordecai live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mordecai is also the 95,900th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 5,027 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 302,806. In The United States Mordecai is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Alabama, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Mordecai is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Mordecai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mordecai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mordecai last name rose 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mordecai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mordecai surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mordecai earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning R 260,532 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $24,193,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.16% more than the national average, earning $60,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mordecai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mordecai in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरडेकाई | moradeka'i | - |
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