View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Medal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Medal (Arabic: ميدالية, Bengali: মেদল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﺍﻝ, Hindi: मेडल, Marathi: मेडल, Oriya: େମଡଲ) is carried by more people in Nicaragua than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Médal. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Medal is the 113,869^th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,794,078 people. Medal is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Medal are found; 48 percent are found in Central America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 281,229^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 842 people.

Medal is most frequent in Nicaragua, where it is held by 1,856 people, or 1 in 3,244. In Nicaragua it is mostly concentrated in: Managua Department, where 50 percent live, León Department, where 21 percent live and Carazo Department, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nicaragua it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Medal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Medal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medal last name grew 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Medal last name are 26.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Medal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,119 CAD per year.