Zedekia Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Zedekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zedekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4651:113,85310,947
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zedekia (2,741) may also be a first name.

Zedekia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zedekia is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zedekia.

How Common Is The Last Name Zedekia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zedekia is the 625,459th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zedekia reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,650th most widespread forename globally, borne by 2,741 people.

Zedekia is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 113,853. In Tanzania Zedekia is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 57 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Zedekia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zedekia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zedekiah93385/
Zedeckia931/
Tzedekiah8813/
Sedekia862,614/
Jedekia861/
Zedikiah8023/
Sedeckia8010/
Sedekiah802/
Zedaikia801/
Sedikia711/
Zadokiah6710/
Seddikia675/
Tzadikia675/
Zedichia671/
Tzadokia671/

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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 Zedekia
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