Medalla Surname
Approximately 11,601 people bear this surname
Medalla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 10,163 | 1:9,961 | 936 |
| Chile | 546 | 1:32,265 | 1,722 |
| United States | 202 | 1:1,794,351 | 117,764 |
| Peru | 201 | 1:158,130 | 8,164 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Mexico | 59 | 1:2,103,834 | 19,255 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Mauritania | 41 | 1:99,875 | 6,187 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Medalla (593) may also be a first name.
Medalla Demographics
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Medalla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medalla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medalla (Arabic: ميدالا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Medalla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,781st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 628,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Medalla live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 343,462nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 593 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 10,163 people, or 1 in 9,961. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Medalla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Medalla last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Medalla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,150 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $14,065,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 33.32% more than the national average, earning $57,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $45,502 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medalla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medalla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ | mdallh | 50 |
| ﻣﺪﻻ | mdla | 25 |
| ﻣﺪﺍﻟﻞ | mdall | 25 |
| Medalla in the Arabic language | ||
| ميدالا | mydala | - |
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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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