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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 found most in Nicaragua. It can occur as a variant: Médal. For other possible spellings of Medal click here.

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

This last name is the 113,869^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,794,078 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Medal is also the 281,229^th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 842 people.

Medal is most common in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 1,856 people, or 1 in 3,244. In Nicaragua it is most numerous in: Managua Department, where 50 percent are found, León Department, where 21 percent are found and Carazo Department, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nicaragua Medal occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Medal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Medal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Medal last name are 26.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.31% registered to vote for the political 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.