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

The surname Medan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﺍﻥ, Hindi: मेदन, Marathi: मेडन, Oriya: େମଦନ, Russian: Медан) is most common in Iran. It can occur as a variant: Médan or Medán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 63,048^th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 916,557 people. Medan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Medan live; 25 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Medan is also the 123,632^nd most common first name on earth, borne by 3,335 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 67,294. In Iran Medan is most common in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 32 percent live, Tehran Province, where 14 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Medan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Medan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medan surname grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Medan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Medan surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

The amount Medan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.98% more than the national average, earning $64,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.36% less than the national average, earning $39,569 CAD per year.