Meddan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Meddan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Meddan (24) may also be a first name.
Meddan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meddan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meddan (Hindi: मेद्दन, Russian: Меддан) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meddan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meddan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Meddan live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 24 people.
The surname Meddan is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Niger it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meddan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meddan in the Hindi language | ||
| मेद्दन | meddana | 62.5 |
| मेददन | medadana | 37.5 |
| Meddan in the Russian language | ||
| Меддан | meddan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Meddan
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