Mordecia Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mordecia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Mordecia (49) may also be a first name.
Mordecia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mordecia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mordecia occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mordecia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Mordecia reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Mordecia exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live.
Mordecia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mordecia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mordecia surname declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mordeciah | 94 | 25 | / |
| Mordeca | 93 | 78 | / |
| Mordecai | 88 | 2,466 | / |
| Mordecay | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mordecoi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mordecei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mordicia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mordeica | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mordecha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mardecia | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mordechai | 82 | 256 | / |
| Mordechay | 82 | 100 | / |
| Mordecaih | 82 | 29 | / |
| Mordiciah | 82 | 15 | / |
| Mordechei | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mordica | 80 | 254 | / |
| Mordicai | 75 | 162 | / |
| Mardecha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mordicaih | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mardechay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mordichai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mordeshai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mardesa | 67 | 232 | / |
| Murdica | 67 | 114 | / |
| Mardisa | 67 | 100 | / |
| Mardiza | 67 | 49 | / |
| Murdiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mardeza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mardieza | 63 | 229 | / |
| Mardehyza | 59 | 4 | / |
| Marditsas | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mahardica | 59 | 4 | / |
| Murdico | 53 | 60 | / |
| Mardysa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mardisoo | 50 | 42 | / |
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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 Mordecia
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