Medalha Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Medalha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medalha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4041:529,88719,867
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Medalha Last Name Facts

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

Medalha occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medalha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Medalha is the 528,890th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Medalha are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 529,887. In Brazil Medalha is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 44 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent reside and Paraná, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 32 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Medalha
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