Medah Surname
Approximately 2,893 people bear this surname
Medah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1,086 | 1:16,899 | 1,256 |
| Algeria | 1,068 | 1:36,172 | 6,553 |
| Indonesia | 266 | 1:497,177 | 40,699 |
| Cameroon | 145 | 1:143,235 | 15,918 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 109 | 1:37,568 | 2,954 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Médah (1) are calculated separately.
Medah (576) may also be a first name.
Medah Demographics
Average Medah Salary in
United States
$30,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Medah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺍﺡ) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Médah. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,166th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,519,027 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Medah are found; 42 percent are found in North Africa and 42 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 349,109th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 576 people.
The last name Medah is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 1,086 people, or 1 in 16,899. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 49 percent reside, Centre Region, where 25 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Burkina Faso Medah exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Medah Last Name Statistics demography
Medah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺍﺡ | almdah | 71.43 |
| ﻣﺪﺍﺡ | mdah | 25.71 |
| ﻣﺪﺍﻩ | mdah | 2.86 |
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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 Medah
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