Mqedi Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mqedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mqedi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mqedi (38) may also be a first name.

Mqedi Last Name Facts

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

Mqedi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mqedi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqedi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mqedi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 315,066. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 35 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent reside and Harare Province, where 27 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Mqedi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqadi808,339/
Mqede8079/
Mqidi801/
Mqodi801/
Mqhadi735/
Mgqadi734/
Mqadie732/
Mchedi731/
Mgqede731/
Mqaadi731/
Mkhedi731/
Mmcedi731/
McQuede672/
McKedie670/
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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 Mqedi
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