Medam Surname

86,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Medam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,0461:152,0159,593
Cameroon3271:63,5148,079
France441:1,509,607143,950
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Médam (3) are calculated separately.

Medam (983) may also be a first name.

Medam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medam (Hindi: मेडम, Marathi: मॅडम, Oriya: େମଡମ) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as a variant: Médam. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,257th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,304,609 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Medam are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Medam is also the 256,947th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 983 people.

The surname Medam is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 5,046 people, or 1 in 152,015. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent are found, Telangana, where 21 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Medam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medam surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Medam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Médam933/
Medgam91601/
Meydam91413/
Meidam91264/
Medame9187/
Medham9171/
Meedam9136/
Meadam9114/
Meddam9111/
Meudam9110/
Medeam916/
Maedam911/
Medamm911/
Miedam910/
Meijdam83409/
Meadham83133/
Meedham8322/
Medasim833/
Medhamn832/
Medaham831/
Meddeam831/
Maetdam831/
Medamme831/
Hmeedam831/
Meudham830/
Madam8014,466/
Medan807,951/
Modam80971/
Medom80934/
Midam80419/
Mydam80282/
Meydan7310,378/
Maidam733,264/
Medane732,797/
Medang731,087/
Maddam731,015/
Madham73609/
Moidam73554/
Midame73530/
Meedom73237/
Mahdam73210/
Maadam73164/
Mijdam73159/
Mhadam73143/
Meadan73136/
Medhan73106/
Meidan73102/
Matdam73101/
Miedan7383/
Madeam7374/
Meidom7372/
Modham7347/
Mesdom7344/
Madaim7342/
Maydam7334/
Medann7331/
Mydham7331/
Medome7331/
Medoum7331/
Misdam7327/
Meedan7327/
Hmedan7326/
Mesdan7325/
Meudan7321/
Madaam7319/
Medaan7318/
Moddam7315/
Meudom7315/
Midham7314/
Modeam7313/
Modaum7310/
Medean739/
Medand739/
Medain738/
Meddan738/
Mehdan736/
Middam736/
Madaum735/
Madamm734/
Muidam734/
Medank733/
Hmadam732/
Medaun732/
Miedom732/
Majdam732/
Madaym731/
Modaam731/
Modamm731/
Mohdam731/
Medeum731/
Mehdom731/
Mjdgam731/
Meadom730/
Medgan730/
Mehdaseem711/
Hmeedasmt711/
Medhane673,678/
Hmeidan67618/
Meddane67453/
Mejdane67308/
Maidame6786/
Maidham6774/
Mahadam6755/
Maadham6728/
Meesdom6720/
Meidane6717/
Hmeedan6715/
Madaham6714/
Medaing6714/
Maddamm6710/
Medoume677/
Meedang676/
Maiddam675/
Maidamm675/
Midhamn675/
Meydand675/
Mehdoum675/
Hmedane674/
Madheam674/
Medhain674/
Mhadham674/
Hmiedan674/
Modhaum673/
Hmaidam673/
Maydham673/
Mottdam673/
Modaham673/
Meedhan672/
Meidank672/
Meddoum672/
Matdaym671/
Maddaam671/
Maddham671/
Madahum671/
Maadamm671/
Mehdain671/
Mittdam671/
Middeam671/
Meydane671/
Meydhan671/
Motddam671/
Muiddam671/
Moddham671/
Mmaddam671/
Mohdham671/
H'Medan671/
Meadahn671/
Mmaedom671/
Meudeum671/
Meidang671/
Meijdan671/
Mesdane671/
Meedean671/
Medaine671/
Meidant670/
Meadome670/
Meddang670/

Medam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medam in the Hindi language
मेडमmedama92.86
मेडांmedam7.14
Medam in the Marathi language
मॅडमmedama80.91
मेडामmedama14.55
मेडमmedama1.82
मेदामmedama0.91
Medam in the Oriya language
େମଡମemadama50
େମଡemada50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medam
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