Medard Surname

18,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Chad

Medard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania14,0351:3,772523
Chad9,8211:1,384255
France1,9061:34,8494,239
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Haiti1,0471:10,2041,064
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
New Caledonia1721:1,606101
Saint Lucia831:2,154360
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Médard (145) are calculated separately.

Medard (88,424) may also be a first name.

Medard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medard (Marathi: मेडाडर्) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant: Médard. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,817th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 248,926 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Medard are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Medard is also the 11,355th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 88,424 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14,035 people, or 1 in 3,772. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 38 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live and Geita Region, where 16 percent live. Other than Tanzania Medard exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 34 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Medard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Medard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medard surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Medard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $40,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning $41,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Médard94145/
Medgard9279/
Medardt9216/
Medarrd921/
Meydard921/
Medar917,996/
Medhardt860/
Mehdar831,262/
Medart83415/
Modard83391/
Medhar83300/
Medare83137/
Metdar8394/
Meidar8364/
Meydar8345/
Madard8325/
Meddar8321/
Mesdar8319/
Meedar8311/
Mhedar839/
Medgar838/
Mejdar836/
Medair835/
Medear833/
Midard833/
Medord832/
Mederd832/
Meadar831/
Medhare7757/
Midgard7749/
Medarts7728/
Mehddar7711/
Medhaur777/
Mehdhar776/
Maddard775/
Meihdar774/
Medhatr772/
Mheedar771/
Medarte771/
Meddart771/
Meedhar771/
Medarre771/
Maidard771/
Mejdhar771/
Meejdar771/
Medhart770/
Maedart770/
Medarth770/
Meddear770/
Medor731,979/
Midar73444/
Medár732/
Mydar731/
Medarova71398/
Midgaard7135/
Hmeidare7112/
Medarová7111/
Meeshdar712/
Medeirds712/
Meeeedar711/
Medhahar711/
Meydhgar711/
Mehedare711/
Meaderrd711/
Meador6714,497/
Medour67761/
Maidar67706/
Middar67386/
Majdar67317/
Misdar67292/
Maydar67229/
Medert67189/
Midhar67173/
Mujdar67135/
Medore67119/
Mojdar6765/
Modart6737/
Mydear6737/
Midart6727/
Médart6725/
Meidor6716/
Mihdar6711/
Medhor679/
Meydarova676/
Madart674/
Meedor674/
Moidar674/
Medoor673/
Midare672/
Medgor671/
Medeir671/
Myodar671/
Medort671/
Medeur671/
Mèddar671/
Mhidar671/
Maderd670/
Meddor670/
Modord670/

Medard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medard in the Marathi language
मेडाडर्medadar33.33
मॅडडmedada33.33
मेददर्medadar33.33

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Footnotes

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