Meda Surname
Approximately 80,714 people bear this surname
Meda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 46,303 | 1:16,566 | 1,327 |
| Burkina Faso | 18,413 | 1:997 | 156 |
| Italy | 2,842 | 1:21,519 | 3,746 |
| Egypt | 1,739 | 1:52,867 | 5,115 |
| Mexico | 1,321 | 1:93,964 | 3,632 |
| Tanzania | 1,113 | 1:47,567 | 5,343 |
| Guatemala | 1,037 | 1:15,509 | 1,396 |
| Zimbabwe | 990 | 1:15,594 | 2,202 |
| United States | 960 | 1:377,561 | 33,381 |
| Indonesia | 846 | 1:156,323 | 15,270 |
| DR Congo | 636 | 1:116,163 | 12,690 |
| Argentina | 393 | 1:108,762 | 9,191 |
| Romania | 386 | 1:52,015 | 6,443 |
| France | 351 | 1:189,239 | 29,444 |
| Cameroon | 322 | 1:64,500 | 8,201 |
| Spain | 309 | 1:151,301 | 11,169 |
| Haiti | 267 | 1:40,015 | 2,591 |
| Albania | 245 | 1:11,894 | 2,203 |
| Ivory Coast | 239 | 1:96,532 | 5,024 |
| Brazil | 214 | 1:1,000,347 | 35,401 |
| Honduras | 154 | 1:57,250 | 1,326 |
| Ukraine | 130 | 1:350,175 | 43,429 |
| El Salvador | 122 | 1:51,999 | 1,292 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Russia | 99 | 1:1,455,788 | 100,531 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Iran | 74 | 1:1,037,602 | 47,336 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Mauritania | 36 | 1:113,746 | 6,801 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Northern Cyprus | 29 | 1:11,000 | 2,841 |
| Serbia | 24 | 1:297,706 | 15,186 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Belize | 12 | 1:29,623 | 2,063 |
| Greece | 12 | 1:923,316 | 84,525 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Guinea | 9 | 1:1,314,869 | 1,461 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 | 1:19,865 | 1,494 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Mêda (69), Méda (13), Medà (3), Medá (1) & Mèda (1) are calculated separately.
Meda (33,055) may also be a first name.
Meda Demographics
Meda Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Meda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meda (Arabic: ميدا, Georgian: მედა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺪﻩ, Hindi: मेडा, Marathi: मेदा, Oriya: େମଦା, Russian: Меда, Tibetan: མེ་ད་) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mêda, Méda, Medà, Medá or Mèda. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,031st most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 90,288 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Meda live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 25,852nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 33,055 people.
Meda is most common in India, where it is held by 46,303 people, or 1 in 16,566. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 58 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 31 percent are found and Telangana, where 9 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in 105 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 23 percent are found and Italy, where 4 percent are found.
Meda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meda last name increased 4,364 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Meda are 31.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.4% being registered with the political party.
The amount Meda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning €26,824 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.84% more than the national average, earning $29,250,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $43,990 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meda in the Georgian language | ||
| მედა | meda | - |
| Meda in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଦା | emada | 77.78 |
| େମଡା | emada | 11.11 |
| େମଦ | emada | 11.11 |
| Meda in the Hindi language | ||
| मेडा | meda | 59.47 |
| मेदा | meda | 24.42 |
| मेड़ा | mera | 9.36 |
| मेडा़ | meda | 6.07 |
| मैदा | maida | 0.1 |
| मॆदा | meda | 0.1 |
| मेड्ा | meda | 0.1 |
| मेड़ | mera | 0.05 |
| मेंदा | menda | 0.05 |
| मेडाज़् | medaz | 0.05 |
| मीदा | mida | 0.05 |
| Meda in the Marathi language | ||
| मेदा | meda | 53.3 |
| मेडा | meda | 41.62 |
| मॅडा | meda | 2.03 |
| मेदरी | medari | 2.03 |
| मेद | meda | 1.02 |
| Meda in the Tibetan language | ||
| མེ་ད་ | méda | 50 |
| མི་ད་ | mida | 50 |
| Meda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺪﻩ | amdh | 35 |
| ﻣﺪﻩ | mdh | 25 |
| ﺍﻣﺪ | amd | 15 |
| ﻣﺪ | md | 10 |
| ﺃﻣﺪ | amd | 5 |
| ﺍﻣﺪﺍ | amda | 5 |
| ﻣﺪﻯ | mdy | 5 |
| Meda in the Russian language | ||
| Меда | meda | - |
| Meda in the Arabic language | ||
| ميدا | myda | - |
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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
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