Mordecai Surname

174,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Mordecai Surname Definition:

( Hebrew - Pers. ) the Hebrew Mord'khay = Little Man [from the Persian]

Mordecai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1971:302,80627,874
Nigeria4041:438,47222,538
England3571:156,07314,751
Wales1901:16,2871,760
Israel1051:81,5019,827
Jamaica371:77,5663,653
Australia351:771,30649,759
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India91:85,229,487684,495
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1551:10,119616
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) Descendant of Moldscai (taught of God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mordecai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mordecai (Marathi: मोरडेकाई) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mordecai.

How Common Is The Last Name Mordecai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mordecai is the 174,083rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,955,209 people. The last name Mordecai is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Mordecai reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mordecai is also the 95,900th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,027 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 302,806. In The United States Mordecai is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Alabama, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Mordecai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mordecai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mordecai last name increased 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mordecai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mordecai last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mordecai last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mordecai in the Marathi language
मोरडेकाईmoradeka'i-

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