Medad Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Medad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4191:46,0642,525
Yemen1341:197,2048,473
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Tanzania471:1,126,41746,452
Israel321:267,42624,032
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
India191:40,371,862445,856
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Medad (1,791) may also be a first name.

Medad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medad (Arabic: معضاض, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﺍﺩ, Hindi: मेदडा, Marathi: मेदाड) is found most in Syria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Medad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 439,664th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,355,001 people. The surname Medad is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Medad are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Levant. Medad is also the 180,706th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 1,791 people.

It is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 46,064. In Syria Medad is most prevalent in: Deir ez-Zor Governorate, where 96 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 3 percent live and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 1 percent live. Other than Syria this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Medad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Medad last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meddad911,745/
Mehdad91201/
Meidad9160/
Medhad916/
Meydad915/
Medaid913/
Meedad911/
Medaud911/
Meda8980,714/
Mechdad833/
Medhadh831/
Medaids831/
Messdad831/
Mehddad831/
Meddadh831/
Meedadh831/
Madad8013,679/
Medha8011,657/
Medda8010,747/
Medah802,893/
Mehda801,571/
Meida801,397/
Medas801,285/
Medea801,203/
Modad80888/
Medaa80771/
Medau80479/
Hmeda80438/
Medat80334/
Meeda80301/
Medai80260/
Meyda80231/
Medaj80154/
Mieda8091/
Meuda8088/
Meday8087/
Meado8071/
Mesda8068/
Midad8067/
Mejda8066/
Medap8059/
Meada8052/
Medač8031/
Meddo8028/
Medoa8024/
Mgeda8024/
Medľa8018/
Medaz808/
Medga806/
Medaš805/
Medéa802/
Mheda801/
Mydad801/
Metda801/
Mmeda801/
H'Meidad776/
Meddaudh771/
Mestdadh771/
Medadova771/
Hmeedasd771/
Medhat7397,615/
Meddah7323,898/
Mehdat734,960/
Mahdad732,273/
Meddas731,728/
Hmeida73900/
Maidad73348/
Medaus73268/
Medhay73197/
Mehdah73164/
Meidah73147/
Modhad73101/
Medats7383/
Medhai7372/
Medeau7355/
Madaud7346/
Meddha7345/
Meidha7343/
Medash7343/
Medaha7341/
Mesday7337/
Meidas7333/
Meados7330/
Medaas7329/
Majdad7329/
Hmeyda7328/
Mohdad7327/
Meddou7326/
Maddad7323/
Maadad7322/
Mihdad7321/
Medoud7321/
Medday7320/
H'Meda7318/
Medhaj7317/
Meddey7316/
Meedat7316/
Hmedat7315/
Meedha7313/
Medaai7313/
Medaih7313/
Medach7312/
Meadas7311/
Miedha7311/
Medais7311/
Modadh7310/
Meydah739/
Meda'a739/
Meedod739/
Madadh738/
Mujdad738/
Meadoh737/
Mehdai737/
Medaip737/
Medajh737/
Mesdap736/
Meadea736/
Medeea735/
Medate735/
Meddat735/
Hmeïda735/
Meidaa734/
Meadaa734/
Medapp734/
Meddea734/
Meydha734/
Meadoo734/
Moedat734/
Meadop734/
Medaht734/
Meidea734/
Medhaz734/
Madaad733/
Meedaa733/
Medeas733/
Medath733/
Meedaj733/
Hmieda732/
Meszda732/
Maydad732/
Medaut732/
Medhau732/
Meedea732/
Mehdas732/
Meiday732/
Meadou732/
Madaid732/
Madadd731/
Meadau731/
Medaiy731/
Meddai731/
Meddoa731/
Medhea731/
Medhha731/
Meedai731/
Midadh731/
Miedaa731/
Meyday731/
Meidat731/
Meidga731/
Mesdai731/
Hmedda731/
Mesdaa731/
Medeud731/
Meduod731/
Medass731/
Meddàh731/
Hmeeda731/
Hmadad731/
Medeaz731/
Medeid731/
Meadap731/
Medaah731/
Medahy731/
Medaij731/
Medait731/
Medaph731/
Medhah731/
Midaid731/
Midaud731/
Modaid731/
Modaud731/
Mejdas731/
Mehdaj731/
Mehday731/
Mehdod731/
Mesdas731/
Mestda731/
Mgidad731/
Meddaa731/
Myhdad731/
Meedah731/
Meddei731/
Meidai731/
Madahd731/
Meddos730/
Metdoa730/
Meadey730/
Medods730/
Medo6770,473/
Mida678,441/
H'Meida672,058/
Mesdoud67648/
Measday67299/
Meedach67178/
H'Meyda67164/
Medhatt67122/
Meadhat67122/
Mêda6769/
Myda6750/
Meadath6738/
Măda6732/
Meadoux6726/
Hmeidat6722/
Maidhad6722/
Mahdahd6721/
Medhach6718/
Mheidat6717/
Muhydad6716/
Matdaud6714/
Méda6713/
Medó6713/
Hmeddou679/
Meedate679/
Meddouh678/
Meddoud678/
Meidatt677/
Modahad677/
H'Medda676/
Hmeidha676/
Medhaus676/
Modhaid676/
Medhauz676/
Medhate675/
Medathe674/
Meadous674/
Meddaah674/
Meddahe674/
Mejdoud674/
Mída674/
Medhash674/
Meedath674/
H'Medat673/
Mahadad673/
Meadoss673/
Maidaud673/
Medà673/
Meidhay673/
Hmedatt672/
Meddous672/
Hmeidah672/
Medeaux672/
Medhoud672/
Mhaddad672/
Meedeat672/
Maidaad671/
Maiddad671/
Meadeau671/
Meadosh671/
Meddapp671/
Meddeau671/
Meddeis671/
Meddoch671/
Medhath671/
Mehdaha671/
Methday671/
Mohdaud671/
Mmohdad671/
Mehdoud671/
Meddass671/
Mahtdad671/
Medaysh671/
Medeats671/
Medauch671/
Medá671/
Medhaiy671/
Mèda671/
H'Meïda671/
Hmeedat671/
Meddach671/
Mohddad671/
Medheat671/
Medoodd671/
Meedash671/
Medeach671/
Medahat671/
Mjda671/
Hmeedod671/
Meadeas670/
Medeath670/
Misdadt670/
Meddoux670/

Medad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺪﺍﺩmdad-
Medad in the Marathi language
मेदाडmedada-
Medad in the Hindi language
मेदडाmedada50
मेदडmedada25
मेदादmedada25
Medad in the Arabic language
معضاضmdad-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medad
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