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Cognomen Mordechaj (מרדכי , Mordechaj , مردخاي ) , all around the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Mordechaj is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Russia, where it is a very rare surname, and Ukraine, where it is an extremely rare surname. More prevalently, Mordechaj is the forename as well as the last name.