Meddens Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meddens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meddens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Meddens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meddens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meddens.

How Common Is The Last Name Meddens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Meddens are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 137,294. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 46 percent reside, Gelderland, where 22 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medens9237/
Maddens86664/
Meddins86112/
Meydens861/
Middens861/
Maedens860/
Meadens860/
Madden's801/
Medins77165/
Modens7716/
Medenz773/
Midens772/
Madens772/
Maidens711,110/
Midense7173/
Medence7116/
Medinns711/
Mahdens711/
Meadins711/
Maddins711/
Maydens710/
Middins710/
Medinsova632/
Madins6210/
Medinz627/
Midins624/
Modins622/
Midence576,240/
Midenze579/
Maidins571/
Madnz501/

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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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  • 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 Meddens
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